Medicine under sail
Friedenberg, Zachary B.2002
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In the age of sail, seamen struggled to survive not only the hazards of battle but daunting health problems brought on by faulty diets and long periods at sea in closely confined quarters. This book examines the work of maritime doctors from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
Main title:
Medicine under sail / Zachary B. Friedenberg.
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Imprint:
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute, 2002.
Collation:
ix, 172 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-163) and index.
ISBN:
9781861762122 (hbk)
Dewey class:
616.9802409359.345
Language:
English
BRN:
663623
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