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  • Title: Giuseppe Pasta (1742-1823): protophysician and pioneer of psychological studies in the medical field.
    Author: Clerici CA, Veneroni L, Poli M.
    Journal: J Med Biogr; 2009 Nov; 17(4):189-94. PubMed ID: 20029071.
    Abstract:
    Giuseppe Pasta was a pioneer of psychological support in physical disease. Born in Bergamo, Italy, he was a cousin of the physician Andrea Pasta who was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Giuseppe's cultural and clinical resources were the teachings of Francesco Redi's medical school in Tuscany. This paper discusses the courage and philosophical tolerance of disease and the etiquette of the physician.
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