Ex voto is a donation for a divinity, a Saint or to Virgin Mary for a received mercy. From the analysis of an ex voto it's possible to obtain lots of information and therefore it can be used as a tool for health and epidemiological surveillance, to study morbidity in the past. The aim of this study was the creation of a database to rebuild epidemiological events and diseases, using ex voto as a source of health surveillance.
Nante, N., Azzolini, E., Troiano, G., Serafini, A., Gentile, A., Messina, G. (2016). History and Medicine: ex voto as a tool for health and epidemiological surveillance. ANNALI DI IGIENE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA E DI COMUNITÀ, 28(1), 70-75 [10.7416/ai.2015.2086.].
History and Medicine: ex voto as a tool for health and epidemiological surveillance
Nante, N.;Troiano, G.;Gentile, A.;Messina, G.
2016-01-01
Abstract
Ex voto is a donation for a divinity, a Saint or to Virgin Mary for a received mercy. From the analysis of an ex voto it's possible to obtain lots of information and therefore it can be used as a tool for health and epidemiological surveillance, to study morbidity in the past. The aim of this study was the creation of a database to rebuild epidemiological events and diseases, using ex voto as a source of health surveillance.
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