William petty and anne greene: Medical and political reform in commonwealth oxford

The Practice of Reform in Health, Medicine, and Science, 1500–2000: Essays for Charles Webster

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 125-150

  Mandelbrote, Scott ^a,b  

^a Fellow of Peterhouse   (United Kingdom)

^b ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315237626-7     Document Type: Chapter

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