CHAPTER FOUR / CHAPITRE QUATRE
Science of Suffering:
History of Pathology
Science de la souffrance: histoire de la pathologie
Topics in this page / Sujets
ici
General Works / Ouvrages généraux
Antiquity
to Enlightenment / Antiquité aux Lumières
Some histories of disease / Quelques
histoires des maladies
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A Few Histories
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