Practical observations towards the prevention and cure of chronic diseases peculiar to women : In which their Nature is explained, and their Treatment clearly laid down, divested of the Terms of Art, for the Use of those affected with such Diseases, as well as the Medical Reader. To which are added, prescriptions, or efficacious forms of Medicine, in English, adapted to the several Diseases. By John Leake, M.D. Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London. and Physician to the Westminster Lying-in Hospital...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leake, John, 1729-1792.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Medical instructions towards the prevention and cure of chronic or slow diseases peculiar to women

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Health and hygiene--Early works to 1800.

Women.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

2v. ; 8⁰

Edition:

Seventh edition...

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Baldwin, Paternoster-Row; Murray, Fleet-Street; and Egerton, Charing-Cross, MDCCXCII. [1792]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Vol.1 was first published in 1777 as 'Medical instructions towards the prevention and cure of chronic or slow diseases peculiar to women'; in 1781 a two volume edition of 'Medical instructions' was published with the addition of 'Practical observations on the child-bed fever' as Vol. 2.

Vol.2, which is entitled 'Practical observations on the child-bed fever', was first published separately in 1772.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Countway Library of Medicine.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N12151.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.