Health and wellness in the 19th century /

Brunton, Deborah.

Health and wellness in the 19th century / Deborah Brunton. - Santa Barbara, California Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, c2014. - x, 240 pages : illustrations, plan, portraits ; 24 centimetres. - Health and wellness in daily life . - Health and wellness in daily life .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-229) and index.

"Medicine in the 19th century may strike us as primitive by today's standards, but widespread social change of the era brought about new ideas and practices in health and healing--all described in this engaging book"-- "Please see the attached txt. file"--

9780313385117 (hardback)

2013032326


Health--History--19th century.
Medical policy--History--19th century.
Social change.

RA776.5 / .B79 2014