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Amri and of the canon of medicine a balanced argument am assuming it has and reliability.
Micozzi, 2013) which is extremely - Mones Abu-Asab, Ph.D., whilst addressing been thoroughly
https:// beneficial in seeing who is a senior scientist at criticisms made of examined and the
books.google.c Avicenna’s work as close the National Eye Institute Avicenna’s work but nature of it being
o.uk/books? to the original form as of the National Institutes of also stressing the written by two
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BAJ&oi=fnd& influence as well as -Hakima Amri, Ph.D., who intricate and detailed its reliability.
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Georgetown University
School of Medicine and the
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Policy Institute for
Integrative Medicine in
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(Ali and 2013 Useful in deriving the No information found Informative, slightly Eight references Minimal usage
Guclu, 2013) historical context of opinionated
https:// Avicenna’s work and
www.truth- some key discoveries
seeker.info/ including his definition
jewels-of- of infections and
islam/ibn-sina- microbial diseases. The
an-exemplary- article also includes some
scientist/ key titles Avicenna was
known as and the
timeline of his
discoveries in contrast to
, those that came after him.
(Aligabi, 2020 Great evaluations of Zahra Aligabi who Enthusiastic, assertive Thoroughly Used
2020) Avicenna’s significance acquired her masters and informative referenced
https:// to modern medicine, degree in
www.truth- particularly in the west. Anatomical and
seeker.info/ Also describes in detail Translational Sciences at
jewels-of- his legacy and the string George Washington
islam/ibn-sina- of physicians that also University.
an-exemplary- enabled Avicenna to
scientist/ build and collate their
work. Includes an image
that may aid my
argument and very
specific examples of
Aviceenna’s findings that
are parallel to concepts
we recognise today.
(B. Kelly, 2019 Breakdown of summaries Evelyn B. Kelly, PhD, is an Holds a balanced view No evidence of Used
2019) of each book in the educator with more than and looks at Avicenna’s citations but seems
https:// volumes of the Canon of thirty-seven years of work from various factual and reliable
www.encyclop Medicine. Also includes experience, and has written perspectives. Tone as she acquired a
edia.com/ a detailed description of widely on health, medical, seems to be PhD.
science/ Avicenna’s rulings on and educational topics. informative. Stresses
encyclopedias- clinical drug trials. As the importance of
almanacs- well as this, the source Avicenna in the overall
transcripts- includes previous history of medicine.
and-maps/ criticisms of his work.
significance-
ibn-sinas-
canon-