History of the Baths and Thermal Medicine

Serena Gianfaldoni; Georgi Tchernev; Uwe Wollina; Maria Grazia Roccia; Massimo Fioranelli; Roberto Gianfaldoni; Torello Lotti

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2017.126

Authors

Serena Gianfaldoni University G. Marconi of Rome, Dermatology and Venereology, Rome 00192
Georgi Tchernev Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery; Onkoderma, Private Clinic for Dermatologic Surgery, Dermatology and Surgery, Sofia 1407
Uwe Wollina Krankenhaus Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dresden, Sachsen
Maria Grazia Roccia University B.I.S. Group of Institutions, Punjab Technical University, Punjab
Massimo Fioranelli G. Marconi University, Department of Nuclear Physics, Subnuclear and Radiation, Rome
Roberto Gianfaldoni University G. Marconi of Rome, Dermatology and Venereology, Rome 00192
Torello Lotti Universitario di Ruolo, Dipartimento di Scienze Dermatologiche, UniversitÃ degli Studi di Firenze, FacoltÃ di Medicina e Chirurgia, Dermatology, Via Vittoria Colonna 11, Rome 00186

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2017.126

Keywords:

thermal medicine, history, treatment, wellness, tourism

Abstract

Hot Springs and Thermal Medicine are an important cultural background all around the world. The authors briefly describe the history of the spa from its origins to today.

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