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Patient's Progress: Sickness, Health and Medical Care, 1650-1850 - Medicine and Society
Porter, Roy (Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine)
Patient's Progress: Sickness, Health and Medical Care, 1650-1850 - Medicine and Society
Porter, Roy (Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine)
Pre-modern society was overshadowed by illness and the threat of death. This book examines the sick in Britain between 1650-1850, focusing on the personal and sociological bonds between patients and doctors, examining in particular the economic and ethical dimensions of this relationship.
314 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 14, 1989 |
ISBN13 | 9780745602516 |
Publishers | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
Pages | 320 |
Dimensions | 158 × 236 × 31 mm · 608 g |