John Hall and his epileptic patients - Epilepsy management in early 17th century England

Seizure

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 411-414

  Betts, Tim ^a   Betts, Hannah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elizabethan medicine; Epilepsy; John Hall

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREER; EPILEPSY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031768715     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(05)80012-3     Document Type: Article

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