Title: The age of agony
Subtitle: the art of healing, c. 1700-1800
First published: 1975
Description: Topics of 18th century medical history covered include prenatal care, child care, epidemics, hospital care, surgery, venereal disease, spas and watering-places, psychiatric care (including "Bedlam"), quacks and quakery, medical care for the armed forces, seniors health, and death.
Subjects: Medicine, History of Medicine, 18th Cent, History, History, 18th Century, Medicine, history, History of Medicine
Time periods: 18th century