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Fakers and Charlatans in Medicine (Revealing History)

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Fakers and Charlatans in Medicine (Revealing History)

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Tempus Publishing, Limited
Language
English
Pages
320

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Subjects
medicine, quackery, history of medicine, Medische praktijken, Volksmedizin, Kwakzalverij, History, 17th Century, History, 18th Century, Quacks and quackery, Quackery, Kurpfuscher, Medicine, History, Medicine, military, history, Medical care, great britain

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Quacks: Fakers and Charlatans in Medicine (Revealing History)
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Quacks: Fakers & Charlatans in English Medicine
July 2000, Tempus Publishing, Limited
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Page 6
Preface Page 9
Chapter 1. Quackery Page 15
Chapter 2. Medical Entrepreneurship in the Consumer Society Page 41
Chapter 3. The Career of Quacks Page 93
Chapter 4. Quack Culture Page 133
Chapter 5. Health, Disease and Cure Page 182
Chapter 6. Quacks and Sex Page 206
Chapter 7. The Quarrel of Quacks Page 259
Chapter 8. Profession, Fringe and Quackery Page 305
Conclusion Page 325
List of Illustrations Page 331
Notes Page 334
Bibliography Page 340
Index Page 365

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Number of pages
320
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7.5 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
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1 pounds

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OL7982360M
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0752425900
ISBN 13
9780752425900
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865172
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