Healthcare in Ireland and Britain from 1850 voluntary, regional and comparative perspectives

" ... Explores developments in health and social care in Ireland and Britain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The central objectives are to highlight the role of voluntarism in healthcare, to examine healthcare in local and regional contexts, and to provide comparative perspective...

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Other Authors: Lucey, Donnacha Seán (Editor), Crossman, Virginia (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Institute of Historical Research 2014, [2014]
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Summary:" ... Explores developments in health and social care in Ireland and Britain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The central objectives are to highlight the role of voluntarism in healthcare, to examine healthcare in local and regional contexts, and to provide comparative perspectives."--Back cover
Item Description:"This collection of essays is based on two workshops held in Dublin. The first was held in 2011 in the Centre for Contemporary Irish History in Trinity College Dublin and the second in 2012 in the Centre for the History of Medicine, University College Dublin."--Page vii. - "Published by University of London, School of Advanced Study, Institute of Historical Research"--Title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource 1 illustration
ISBN:9781909646025
1909646024