Gout : the patrician malady
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Gout has been seen as a disease afflicting upper-class males of superior wit, genius and creativity. It is also believed to protect its sufferers and assure long life. This study investigates the history of gout and offers a perspective on medical and social history, sex, prejudice and class.
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Gout : the patrician malady, Roy Porter, G. S. George Sebastian Rousseau
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- 2000
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- Title
- Gout : the patrician malady
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Roy Porter, G. S. George Sebastian Rousseau
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Released
- 2000
- ISBN10
- 0300082746
- ISBN13
- 9780300082746
- Category
- Health / Medicine, Other history
- Description
- Gout has been seen as a disease afflicting upper-class males of superior wit, genius and creativity. It is also believed to protect its sufferers and assure long life. This study investigates the history of gout and offers a perspective on medical and social history, sex, prejudice and class.