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title: 'A Review of The Improvements, Progress and State of Medicine in the XVIIIth Century'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'David Ramsay'
date: 1801-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Medicine and Health'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 4'
- 'Ecclesiastes 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/ramsay-1801-a-review-of-the-improvements-progress-and-state-of-medicine-in-the-xviiith-century
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# A Review of The Improvements, Progress and State of Medicine in the XVIIIth Century

Review of 18th-century medical progress: anatomy, surgery, midwifery and key figures (Sydenham, Boerhaave, Hunter, Cullen). Surveys advances in methods and institutions.

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