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Making Sense of Modernity's Maladies: Health and Disease in the Industrial Revolution

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Making Sense of Modernity's Maladies: Health and Disease in the Industrial Revolution. / Brown, Michael.
In: Endeavour, Vol. 30, No. 3, 01.09.2006, p. 108-112.

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Brown, M 2006, 'Making Sense of Modernity's Maladies: Health and Disease in the Industrial Revolution', Endeavour, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 108-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2006.08.001

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Brown, M. (2006). Making Sense of Modernity's Maladies: Health and Disease in the Industrial Revolution. Endeavour, 30(3), 108-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2006.08.001

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Brown M. Making Sense of Modernity's Maladies: Health and Disease in the Industrial Revolution. Endeavour. 2006 Sept 1;30(3):108-112. Epub 2006 Aug 21. doi: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2006.08.001

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Brown, Michael. / Making Sense of Modernity's Maladies : Health and Disease in the Industrial Revolution. In: Endeavour. 2006 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 108-112.

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