Medicine and Nursing, General Issues / Topics, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Personal and Public Health / Health Education
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Synopsis
Thomas Beddoes was one of the key scientific and medical figures of the Romantic era. Published in 1802 and long considered one of the first medical self-help manuals, *Hygëia* was a very important text for middle-class readers in its day. Topics covered include habitual sickness, premature mortality, exercise, consumption, hysteria, and self-medication.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Thoemmes Continuum
- ISBN: 9781843710981
- Number of pages: 1250
- Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 117 mm
- Weight: 1996g
- Languages: English