The sick child in early modern England, 1580-1720 /

Illness in childhood was common in early modern England. Hannah Newton asks how sick children were perceived and treated by doctors and laypeople, examines the family's experience, and takes the original perspective of sick children themselves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newton, Hannah
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Illness in childhood was common in early modern England. Hannah Newton asks how sick children were perceived and treated by doctors and laypeople, examines the family's experience, and takes the original perspective of sick children themselves.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191623844
0191623849
1280685700
9781280685705
9780191741647
0191741647