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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| Language: | English |
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Korean Society for the History of Medicine
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Uisahak |
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| Online Access: | http://www.medhist.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjmh-31-1-181.pdf |