The Dropsy of Popes (1555–1978): A Bad Prognostic Sign Foreboding of Death

The purpose of this study is to explore the historical background of edema as a prognostic sign in popes, a special category of medical subjects whose health status was closely monitored and chronicled because of their unique important status in the events of their times. Nine out of 51 popes, who r...

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Authors: De Santo, Natale Gaspare (Author) ; Bisaccia, Carmela (Author) ; De Santo, Luca Salvatore (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 6, Pages: 4978-4995
Further subjects:B Edema
B Popes
B Salt consumption
B Chronic kidney diseases
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