The history of diseases in Korea, especially the diseases of the early historic period, constitutes a still largely unexplored area, save for the efforts of a few pioneering scholars whose findings are not yet available in English translations (Miki 1962; Kim 1966).

However, this field should be of considerable interest to students of Asian history as well as those concerned with the history of medicine.

Source: Kiple Kenneth F. (Editor). The Cambridge World History of Human Disease. Cambridge University Press,1993. — 1200 p.. 1993

The history of diseases in Korea, especially the dis­eases of the early historic period, constitutes a still largely unexplored area, save for the efforts of a few pioneering scholars whose findings are not yet avail­able in English translations (Miki 1962; Kim 1966).