'The illusion of an explanation': the concept of hereditary disease, 1770-1870

J Hist Med Allied Sci. 2002 Oct;57(4):410-48. doi: 10.1093/jhmas/57.4.410.

Author

John C Waller¹

Affiliation

¹ The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London. ucgajcw@ucl.ac.uk

PMID: 15182018
DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/57.4.410

No abstract available

Publication types

Historical Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Attitude to Health
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / history*
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
Humans
Marriage
Pedigree
Risk Factors