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Health care in the Renaissance
1Istituto di Storia della Medicine, Università di Bologna.
Medicina Nei Secoli
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Health care undergoes a deep transformation between XIVth and XVIth century; in the states of Central and Northern Italy very advanced health is practiced and magistratures are established, to face recurring pandemics of Black Death. At the same time, charitable institutions of medioeval tradition lose the role of generic assistance, to assume treatment of infirmi, with an ever-growing specialization. The author examines particularly the situation in Tuscany and in Florence, considering the evolution of health care in the Renaissance.