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The Anglican patient: Robert Boyle and the “Medicalised Self” in early modern England

Stephen PenderDepartment of English Language, Literature, and Creative Writing, University of Windsor, Windsor, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 455-483 | Published online: 16 Sep 2015

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