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Cultures of Care in Irish Medical History, 1750-1970 (Hardcover, First)

C. Cox, M. Luddy

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This book examines medical care in Ireland from 1750-1950, through the prisms of state provision, professionalisation and the experiences of health and illness. It includes analyses and discussions of quacks and cures, contraception, the history of suicide, the role of the coroners' courts, and the treatment of criminal lunatics.

Cultures of Care in Irish Medical History, 1750-1970 (Paperback, 1st ed. 2010)

C. Cox, M. Luddy

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Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influenza in twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how the cultures of medical care evolved over three centuries.