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 convalesce...

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第一著者: Newton, Hannah (auth)
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