Disease, Medicine and Society in England, 1550–1860
- ISBN-10
- 1349132713
- ISBN-13
- 9781349132713
- Category
- Social medicine
- Pages
- 75
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-11-11
- Publisher
- Macmillan International Higher Education
- Author
- Roy Porter
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