‘Where There is No Doctor’: Self-Help and Pre-Hospital Care in Colonial Australia

‘Where There is No Doctor’: Self-Help and Pre-Hospital Care in Colonial Australia

The history of Australian medicine includes a period of 150 years when many sick and injured colonists relied on self-medication, home treatment, and self-administered healthcare. Many immigrants to Australia read domestic medical guides and,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Health and History. - Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine, 1998. - 14(2012), 2, Seite 162-180
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Health and History
Schlagworte:First-aid self-help pre-hospital care Colonial Australia Applied sciences Economics Social sciences Health sciences Biological sciences Behavioral sciences mehr... Arts Business
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