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From the history of balneoclimatology in Croatia

Vesna Budišin ; Poliklinika Medikol, D. Mandla 7, Zagreb
Davorka Rosić ; Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju Lipik, M. Terezije 13, Lipik

Sažetak

Balneoclimatology is a medical discipline that began to develop in the middle of the second half of the 19th century in Croatia. By the recommendation of the Viennese physicians (Juliusa Glax, Theodora Billroth, Max Oertel), in 1875. begins the development of balneoclimatology on the Croatian coast. Considerable success in the development of balneoclimatolgy were the IV. austrian balneology congress in 1904, led by prof Ph D Julius Glax, as well as IV. international congress of thalasotherapy in 1908 in Opatija. At the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb, in 1937 the first lectures from Balneoclimatology and Physical Therapy started in the Neurological Psychiatric Clinic thanks to the Head of Clinic prof PhD Radoslav Lopašić. In the cabinet prof. Dr. Lopašić held also the first specialist examination of balneoclimatology and physical therapy in 1939.
Balneological and Climate Institute “Dr. Vladimir Franković “was founded on August 28, 1949 at the Ministry of Public Health.
The most successful and fertile period for balneochlimatology was from 1949 to 1999 when the Balneological Climatic Institute acted at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation within the Faculty of Medicine.

Ključne riječi

history of medicine; XIX and XX century; balneoclimatology; physical medicine

Hrčak ID:

235481

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/235481

Datum izdavanja:

15.6.2019.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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