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The last illnesses of Robert and Horace Walpole.

Urinary lithiasis and gout were uncommonly prevalent in the eighteenth century. This essay considers the history of both afflictions and especially tells of the last illnesses of Sir Robert Walpole, who died from complications of stone, and his son, Horace, who throughout his life was a sufferer of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Viseltear, A. J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1983
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2589702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6356637
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Sumario:Urinary lithiasis and gout were uncommonly prevalent in the eighteenth century. This essay considers the history of both afflictions and especially tells of the last illnesses of Sir Robert Walpole, who died from complications of stone, and his son, Horace, who throughout his life was a sufferer of gout.