A brief history of spa therapy.
Bathing in thermal water has an impressive history and continuing popularity. In this paper a brief overview of the use of water in medicine over the centuries is given.
van Tubergen
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Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. avantubergen@yahoo.com
van der Linden
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