The locus of care : families, communities, institutions, and the provision of welfare since antiquity /

The care of the needy and the sick is delivered by various groups including immediate family, the wider community, religious organisations and the State funded institutions. The Locus of Care provides an historical perspective on welfare detailing who carers were in the past, where care was provided...

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Other Authors: Horden, Peregrine, Smith, Richard (Richard Sydney William), 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998
Series:Studies in the social history of medicine.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central