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This dimension sorts healers by their profession or role, a physician, a surgeon, a nurse or a traditional healer. Wikipedia notes that a medical doctor is "a health professional who practices medicine," one of several distinct roles that healers have held throughout history. Browsing by profession compares healers who did the same kind of work.

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Comparison
Era First Practiced
1854 1
Tradition or Region
Western biomedicine 1
Profession/Role
Sources
1. John Snow (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • John Snow, 1854 cholera study, era
    Snow's study was a major event in the history of public health and geography. It is regarded as the founding event of the science of epidemiology.
  • John Snow, 1854 cholera study, region
    Snow's study was a major event in the history of public health and geography. It is regarded as the founding event of the science of epidemiology.
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