title: François Rabelais: satire as therapy for the body politic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20037.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Kimmel
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D011056:Political Systems / Q000266:history*; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic / Q000266:history