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Medical Care in Islam During the Dark Ages

Posted by Dr. Anas I Yahaya on 16 Jul 2012 12:50:06 PM GMT

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
The author tried exploring the works of the excellent Islamic schorlars in the field of medicine who worked amazingly and successfully in preventive medicine. This indicates how the muslims were so diversed and resourceful in medicine, so explorative and educative on diseases. In addition, from the Hadith the author mentioned, it shows the prophetic medicine.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

Yes
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

Yes
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

NA
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

Yes
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

NA
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
Yes
Other Comments:
Publishable Article
Competing interests:
No
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

I am a lecturer in Anatomy and a medical practioner for more than a decade
How to cite: Yahaya A I.Medical Care in Islam During the Dark Ages[Review of the article 'Medical Care in Islamic Tradition During the Middle Ages ' by Rodini M].WebmedCentral 2012;3(7):WMCRW002091

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Medical care in Islamic Tradition During the Middle Ages

Posted by Prof. Valcinir Bedin on 11 Jul 2012 05:51:09 PM GMT

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
The claims are to show the western world how was the medicine in the Islamic wolrd during the middle ages and it was very well done.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

Yes
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

NA
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

NA
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

Yes
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

NA
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
Yes. It is very important to know and to understand how the medicine was in this special time of history
Other Comments:
No
Competing interests:
No
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

I am a professor in a Medical School in Brazil
How to cite: Bedin V .Medical care in Islamic Tradition During the Middle Ages[Review of the article 'Medical Care in Islamic Tradition During the Middle Ages ' by Rodini M].WebmedCentral 2012;3(7):WMCRW002067

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