The Emergence and Development of Hygienic Masks in Colonial Korea

This paper examines the social life of masks in colonial Korea with a focus on their use in hygienic practices. It argues that masks first appeared in the disease control scene in late 1919 when the Governor-General of Korea belatedly introduced preventative measures against the Spanish Influenza pa...

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Main Author: Jaehwan HYUN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for the History of Medicine 2022-04-01
Series:Uisahak
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Online Access:http://www.medhist.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjmh-31-1-181.pdf