Health Professions in Zamora in the Middle of the Eighteenth Century

Investigation into non-hospital medical care necessarily has to analyse the work conditions of health professionals, their way of life, social esteem and family structure. In these circumstances, medical care in Zamora during the middle of the 18th century rested on the figure of the barber-surgeon,...

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Main Author: José Luis HERNÁNDEZ LUIS
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2015-05-01
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Online Access:http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/12967
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spelling doaj-art-21277db2ec3a4479b404f14c869b14962025-08-20T02:03:57ZengUniversidad de SalamancaCuadernos Dieciochistas1576-79142341-19022015-05-0115027729610.14201/cuadieci20141527729612004Health Professions in Zamora in the Middle of the Eighteenth CenturyJosé Luis HERNÁNDEZ LUIS0Investigador independienteInvestigation into non-hospital medical care necessarily has to analyse the work conditions of health professionals, their way of life, social esteem and family structure. In these circumstances, medical care in Zamora during the middle of the 18th century rested on the figure of the barber-surgeon, who stood out among the many possible health care solutions. However, this importance was not reflected in the social pyramid, where, from the health perspective, physicians and chemists were at the top.http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/12967profesiones sanitariaszamorasiglo xviii
spellingShingle José Luis HERNÁNDEZ LUIS
Health Professions in Zamora in the Middle of the Eighteenth Century
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title_fullStr Health Professions in Zamora in the Middle of the Eighteenth Century
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