The Idea of a germ: [Essay review of] 'Spreading germs: disease theories and medical practice in Britain, 1865–1900' by Michael Worboys

Brunton, Deborah (2003). The Idea of a germ: [Essay review of] 'Spreading germs: disease theories and medical practice in Britain, 1865–1900' by Michael Worboys. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 34(2) pp. 367–373.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-8486(03)00022-0

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• Item ORO ID
• 3876
• Item Type
• Journal Item
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• 1369-8486
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• The full citation details of the book being reviewed in this essay are: Michael Worboys, Spreading germs: disease theories and medical practice in Britain, 1865–1900: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-521-77302-4.
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• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > History
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
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• Deborah Brunton