British medicine in the Peruvian Andes
The travels of Archibald Smith M.D. (1820-1870)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7799543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jorge Lossio (0000-0001-9883-2048, University of Manchester Manchester, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 833-850 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | História Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-5970 • E-ISSN: 1678-4758 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-59702006000400003 |
| PMID | 17533729 |
| OpenAlex | W2087727421 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0104-59702006000400003 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article traces the travels of the Scottish physician Archibald Smith through the Peruvian Andes between the 1820s and 1860s. Despite his prominent role in the nineteenth-century Peruvian medical scene, almost nothing has been written on Archibald Smith. By exploring Smith's medical activities, publications, and debates, this article intends to uncover unexplored areas of Peruvian medical history, such as the animosity between local and foreign physicians during the post-Independence war era and the important role played by medical geography as a scientific discipline for redefining ethnical and regional issues
Epistemology · Independence (probability theory) · Nothing · Classics · History · Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |