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Rethinking Early Nineteenth-Century Asylum Reform. / Brown, Michael.
In: Historical Journal, Vol. 49, No. 2, 01.06.2006, p. 425-452.

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Brown, M 2006, 'Rethinking Early Nineteenth-Century Asylum Reform', Historical Journal, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 425-452. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005279

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Brown, M. (2006). Rethinking Early Nineteenth-Century Asylum Reform. Historical Journal, 49(2), 425-452. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005279

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Brown M. Rethinking Early Nineteenth-Century Asylum Reform. Historical Journal. 2006 Jun 1;49(2):425-452. doi: 10.1017/S0018246X06005279

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Brown, Michael. / Rethinking Early Nineteenth-Century Asylum Reform. In: Historical Journal. 2006 ; Vol. 49, No. 2. pp. 425-452.

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