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Healing with water : English spas and the water cure, 1840-1960



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Autore: Adams Jane M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Healing with water : English spas and the water cure, 1840-1960 Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Disciplina: 613.1220941
Soggetto topico: Health resorts - History - England
Mineral waters - Therapeutic use
Beverages
Physical Therapy Modalities
Therapeutics
Public Facilities
Sanitation
Food and Beverages
Public Health
Environment and Public Health
Health Care
Balneology
Health Resorts
Mineral Waters
Health & Biological Sciences
Medical Geography
Soggetto geografico: England
Soggetto genere / forma: History
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sommario/riassunto: 'Healing with Water' provides a medical and social history of English spas and hydropathic centres from 1840 to 1960. It investigates health practices and healing cultures at specialist inland resorts showing that water was used in varied therapeutic approaches by both orthodox and unorthodox practitioners.
Titolo autorizzato: Healing with water : English spas and the water cure, 1840-1960  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7190-9806-8
1-78170-843-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910794892503321
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