Demand and Response:On Publications of Medical Books in Guizhou Province during the Republic of China
With three peaks,43 medical books were published in Guizhou during the Republic of China.The books mainly focused on Western medicine and cover multiple medical fields,including internal medicine and infectious science,etc.Their contents emphasized both professionalism and practicality,and greatly expanded their audience.While disseminating modern medical and health professional knowledge and medical technology information,it also took into account the scientific popularization of the general public.The characteristics presented by the publication of medical books in Guizhou during the Republic of China were not only influenced by the political turmoil in Guizhou and the westward migration of medical universities,but also related to the frequent oc-currence of infectious diseases.The publication of medical books exerted a certain influence on the social development of Guizhou during that period of time.On the one hand,the development of western medicine had laid a social foundation for the publication of medical books;On the other hand,the publication of medical books meet the teaching needs of medical universities relocated to the west,and is also a response to the public's medical knowledge and epidemic prevention needs.
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