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Chapter 4 'She sleeps well and eats an egg’: convalescent care in early modern England

"Very little is known about early modern approaches to convalescence and the author investigates the measures were taken by physicians and laypeople to restore health after illness. Drawing on medical texts, regimens, letters, and diaries, this chapter shows that the treatment of the convalescent di...

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Main Author: Newton, Hannah
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2021
Subjects:
convalescence
recovery
non-naturals
diet
passions of the soul
excretion
exercise
nature
early-modern england
medical advice
Digestion
Early modern period
Humorism
Physician
Relapse
Sanatorium
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DS Southern Europe::1DST Italy
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine
Online Access:633232
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