Venereal diseases and society in Britain, from the contagious diseases acts to the national health service

Sex, Sin and Suffering: Venereal Disease and European Society since 1870

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 120-136

  Hall, Lesley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904956781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203300510     Document Type: Chapter

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