Perspective about the medical thought structure in Old Greece.

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ABSTRACT
The beginning Greek world was loaded of symbolisms and mythological beliefs which managed to compile in its breast the knowledge of diverse cultures, this fact generated a change in the concepts of health-disease, generating a turn from a purely mythological magical model to a more rational, scientific and technical concept.

Keywords: Western World, Greek World, Mythology, Health Literacy, Diseases, History of Medicine.

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2018-12-27

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Vol. 36 No. 3 (2018): Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca

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