Misery to Mirth

The history of early modern medicine often makes for depressing reading. It implies that people fell ill, took ineffective remedies, and died. This book seeks to rebalance and brighten our overall picture of early modern health by focusing on the neglected subject of recovery from illness in England...

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Main Author:	Newton, Hannah
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2021
Subjects:	recovery convalescence cure heal patient medicine disease death emotions joy Early modern period Galen God Humorism thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing
Online Access:	1000321
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