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  • © 1993

Disease, Medicine and Society in England, 1550–1860

Authors:

  1. Roy Porter

    1. Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Economic and Social History (SESH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-7
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  2. Introduction

    • Roy Porter
    Pages 9-12

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 66-82
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About this book

Incorporates the findings of recent researches into hospital history, provincial medical history and the history of childbirth, and draws upon new perspectives offered by women's studies in the social history of medicine. It also examines the impact of disease upon English people.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, UK

    Roy Porter

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