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Venereal Disease, Hospitals and the Urban Poor : London's "Foul Wards," 1600-1800 /

"This book explores how London society responded to the dilemma of the rampant spread of the pox among the poor. Some have asserted that public authorities turned their backs on the "foul" and only began to offer care for venereal patients in the Enlightenment. An exploration of hospi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Siena, Kevin P. (Kevin Patrick)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, N.Y : University of Rochester Press, 2010.
Edition:Repr. in paperback and transferred to digital printing.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo

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