Why Were People Unlikely to Seek a Doctor's Help If

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why were people unlikely to seek a doctor's help if a family member fell ill in the eighteenth century?

• A)The doctor could do little more than the family could to help the person recover.
• B)Medicine was not widely available at the time.
• C)There were few doctors available at the time.
• D)The doctor conflicted with most people's spiritual beliefs.
• E)No one believed that medicine was effective.

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