The sick child in early modern England, c. 1580-1720

The thesis explores medical perceptions and treatments of children, and argues that a concept of 'children's physic' existed amongst doctors, medical authors, and the literate laity. 'Children's physic' denotes the idea that children were physiologically distinct beings...

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Main Author: Newton, Hannah Claire
Published: University of Exeter 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.508370