Leonardo da Vinci and medicine. A glimpse from the past
- Authors: Dvoretsky L.I.1
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Issue: Vol 22, No 12 (2020)
- Pages: 9-14
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2075-1753/article/view/95345
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/20751753.2020.12.200524
- ID: 95345
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The article is devoted to the creative role of Leonardo da Vinci in human anatomy, medicine and pathology. It discusses main discoveries of Leonardo in various fields of medicine from the standpoint of modern scientific and practical medicine. The nature of Leonardo's illness and the possible causes of his death are discussed.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Leonid I. Dvoretsky
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: dvoretski@mail.ru
д-р мед. наук, проф., проф. каф. госпитальной терапии Moscow, Russia
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