A medicina luso-brasileira e as percepções sobre as enfermidades na América Portuguesa do século XVIII

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https://doi.org/10.57759/aham2010.37316

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Portuguese America, Medicine, 18th century, Diseases, Tropics, Slaves

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine in the treaties of medicine and other printed sources the perceptions of physicians and surgeons over disease in Portuguese America in the eighteenth century. We intend to demonstrate how the medical thinking produced in this context was based upon health and diseases affecting slaves.

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Published

2010-12-01

How to Cite

Abreu, J. L. N. (2010). A medicina luso-brasileira e as percepções sobre as enfermidades na América Portuguesa do século XVIII. Anais De História De Além-Mar, 11, 213–223. https://doi.org/10.57759/aham2010.37316

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Vol. 11 (2010)

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Varia

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Copyright (c) 2010 Jean Luiz Neves Abreu

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