1.
Ceylon Med J
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2004 Dec; 49(4): 142-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-48441
2.
Ceylon Med J
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2001 Mar; 46(1): 31-2
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-48776
ABSTRACT
Huxley's Island: a novel (1962) is a parable on "realistic idealism"--set in an imaginary island situated in the Indian ocean between Sri Lanka and Sumatra, called Pala. The characters in the story include a doctor, a nurse and several patients. The general importance of health as a basic human need is well recognised. Vis medicatrix naturae, the natural healing powers of the body, are taken account of, along with psychotherapy and drugs. Prevention of illness is emphasised and doctors get paid for keeping people well. Since health and illness are influenced by a multitude of factors, "we attack on all the fronts at once ... from diet to auto-suggestion, from negative ions to medication".
Subject(s)
Delivery of Health Care/history , History, 20th Century , Humans , Indian Ocean Islands , Literature, Modern/history , Medicine in Literature , Medicine, Traditional/history , Tropical Medicine/history
3.
Ceylon Med J
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2000 Dec; 45(4): 155-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-49041
Subject(s)
History, 20th Century , Literature, Modern/history , Medicine in the Arts , Music/history , Sri Lanka
4.
Ceylon Med J
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1995 Jun; 40(2): 75-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-48767
5.
Ceylon Med J
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1988 Jun; 33(2): 35-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-49105