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Physicians and surgeons in Glasgow : the history of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1599-1858 / Johanna Geyer-Kordesch and Fiona Macdonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Geyer-Kordesch, Johanna.
- Series:
- The History of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical education--Scotland--History.
- Medical education.
- Medical colleges--Scotland--History.
- Medical colleges.
- Medicine--Scotland--History.
- Medicine.
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow--History.
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (505 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hambledon Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Traces the founding of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and its role, in the 18th century, as a exemplary centre of teaching. The text then covers the college's decline and subsequent re-emergence as a centre for high medical standards of learning and practice.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Abbreviations; 1 Rights and Privileges; 2 The Founders; 3 Surgeons and Barbers; 4 The Regulation of Practice; 5 Enlightenment; 6 Botany, Anatomy and Chemistry; 7 Midwifery and General Practice; 8 Corporate Medicine and the Hospitals; 9 Time of Crisis; 10 The Best Place to Study Medicine; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612024672
- 9781282024670
- 1282024671
- 9780826442482
- 082644248X
- OCLC:
- 317892021
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