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Name:

Bibliothèque
Institut d'histoire de la médecine et de la santé et Institut d’éthique biomédicale
Université de Genève

Type:
Library
Address:
c/o Centre Médical Universitaire Case postale CH-1211
Geneva 4 CH-1211
Switzerland
Contact:
Nathalie Fiore, Librarian
Email:
Nathalie.Fiore@unige.ch
Telephone:
+41 22 379 57 93
Telephone:
41 22 379 57 93
Fax: +41 22 379 57 92
Online:
Web Site:
https://www.unige.ch/biblio/en/
Catalog:
https://explore.rero.ch/en_US/ge/result?ex=0&fd=any&pr=contains&se=catalog&so=rank&submit=
Email:
biblio-histmed@unige.ch
Other:
https://www.unige.ch/batiment/service-batiments/sites/site-cmu/
Other:
Other:
Abstract:

The Library was founded in 1992. The collection covers the history of medicine, health, and bioethics (Institut d’éthique biomédicale). SERVICES: interlibrary loan in Europe, consulting, reference questions, photocopying and scanning.

Holdings:

Estimated holdings: ca. 20,000 monographs (mostly 19th and 20th century titles and modern secondary sources). A World Health Organization's gift of the ca. 5000 monographs and documents mainly about world health, public health and communicable diseases (16th – 20th century) Journal titles received: 20. Iconographic and portrait collections: ca 800. All books and journals are cataloged in the joint catalog of most scientific libraries of French Switzerland (RERO)(see above).

Subject Strengths:
History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases; History of Medicine; History of Public Health
Last Updated:
20 Nov 2019