Lunatics and idiots: Mental disability, the community, and the poor law in North-East England, 1600–1800
Open Access
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Medical History
- Vol. 32 (1) , 34-50
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025727300047591
Abstract
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