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Lotions, potions, pills, and magic : health care in early America /
In the years following the American Revolution, as poverty increased and America's water and air became more polluted, people grew sicker. Traditional medicine became increasingly ineffective. Instead, Americans sought out both older and newer forms of alternative medicine and people who embrac...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2012]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Columbian Exchange
- Epidemics
- Tools of the Trade
- Abundance
- Wartime
- New Nation
- Giving Birth
- The Face of Madness
- Democratic Medicine
- Public Health
- Conclusion.