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A history of public health.Public health in the Middle Ages (500-1500 A. D.).

A history of public health.: Public health in the Middle Ages (500-1500 A. D.). This chapter on public health in the middle ages begins by looking at the decline of Rome. It then examines the growth of cities. Next, sanitary problems of urban life are addressed. The chapter then discusses protecting the consumer. Diseases in the Middle Ages are considered, followed by the great blight of leprosy, the living dead, and the Black Death. The use of quarantine is discussed. The organization of public health in the medieval community is described, as well as the provision of medical care. Hospitals and welfare institutions are examined. The chapter looks at the regimen of health. Finally, it discusses the medieval achievement in public health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A history of public health.Public health in the Middle Ages (500-1500 A. D.).

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Publisher
MD Publications
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 American Psychological Association
Pages
50 –80
DOI
10.1037/11322-003
Publisher site
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Abstract

This chapter on public health in the middle ages begins by looking at the decline of Rome. It then examines the growth of cities. Next, sanitary problems of urban life are addressed. The chapter then discusses protecting the consumer. Diseases in the Middle Ages are considered, followed by the great blight of leprosy, the living dead, and the Black Death. The use of quarantine is discussed. The organization of public health in the medieval community is described, as well as the provision of medical care. Hospitals and welfare institutions are examined. The chapter looks at the regimen of health. Finally, it discusses the medieval achievement in public health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: Jan 8, 2007

Keywords: public health; Middle Ages; diseases; community; history

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