Miasmas and disease : public health and the environment in the pre-industrial age /
This book explores the themes of health, medicine, and the origins of infectious disease in pre-industrial Italy. Using the papers of the Magistrato alla Sanita, the Florence Health Magistracy, covering the first 30 years of the 17th century, the author recreates the ecological and medical environme...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
1992.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Health Boards in Italy and Epidemiological Concepts
- 'Miasmas, Filth and Rubbish'
- Medical Reports and the Florentine Health Magistrates
- Doctors, Diseases and the People
- Conclusion.