A Social History of Medicine: Health, Healing and Disease in England, 1750-1950
- ISBN-10
- 0415200385
- ISBN-13
- 9780415200387
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 233
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Joan Lane
Description
Traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution to the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patient and practitioner.
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