"Of stupidity or folly": Thomas Willis's perspective on mental retardation. Issue 6 (1st December 2002)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Of stupidity or folly": Thomas Willis's perspective on mental retardation. Issue 6 (1st December 2002)
- Main Title:
- "Of stupidity or folly": Thomas Willis's perspective on mental retardation
- Authors:
- Williams, A N
- Abstract:
- Abstract : "Mental retardation" is a modern term for an age old problem. The descriptions of paediatric cases contained within the works of Thomas Willis (1621–75) have been increasingly recognised for their insight into seventeenth century child health practices.
- Is Part Of:
- Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 87:Issue 6(2002)
- Journal:
- Archives of disease in childhood
- Issue:
- Volume 87:Issue 6(2002)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 87, Issue 6 (2002)
- Year:
- 2002
- Volume:
- 87
- Issue:
- 6
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2002-0087-0006-0000
- Page Start:
- 555
- Page End:
- 557
- Publication Date:
- 2002-12-01
- Subjects:
- Thomas Willis -- mental retrdation -- learning difficulty -- stupidity -- folly' autistic savant
Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals
Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals
618.920005 - Journal URLs:
- http://adc.bmjjournals.com/ ↗
http://www.bmj.com/archive ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1136/adc.87.6.555 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0003-9888
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- Legaldeposit
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