%0 Journal Article %T History of the Baths and Thermal Medicine %A Georgi Tchernev %A Maria Grazia Roccia %A Massimo Fioranelli %A Roberto Gianfaldoni %A Serena Gianfaldoni %A Torello Lotti %A Uwe Wollina %J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences". %D 2017 %R 10.3889/oamjms.2017.126 %X 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 %K thermal medicine %K history %K treatment %K wellness %K tourism %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535692/