Cholera in the portuguese region of Alto Minho in the second half of the nineteenth century: epidemic outbreaks, treatment and behaviours

[Excerpt] In the 19th century in result of the inherent advances of the industrializing process, the distances were shortened, distant regions became nearer and the circulation of people and goods through several parts of the globe was easier. The diseases also spread more quickly, assuming sometime...

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Main Author: Araújo, Maria Marta Lobo de (author)
Other Authors: Esteves, Alexandra (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11733
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/11733