Physiotherapy and the shadow of prostitution: The Society of Trained Masseuses and the massage scandals of 1894

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2336-2348

  Nicholls, David A ^a   Cheek, Julianne ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse; Foucault; History; Massage; Physiotherapy; Profession; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONALISM; PROSTITUTION;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MASSAGE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROSTITUTION; SOCIETIES;

EID: 33644918286     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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