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‘Cleanse or Die’: British Naval Hygiene in the Age of Steam, 1840–1900

This article focuses on the consolidation of naval hygiene practices during the Victorian era, a period of profound medical change that coincided with the fleet’s transition from sail to steam. The ironclads of the mid- to late- nineteenth century offered ample opportunities to improve preventive me...

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Autor principal: Smith, Elise Juzda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5883164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29553010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/mdh.2018.3