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Experiments establishing a criterion between mucaginous and purulent matter. An an account of the retrograde motions of the absorbent vessels of animal bodies in some diseases.

Publication Details

Litchfield, England: Printed for J. Jackson...., 1780 CE.

Includes the first description of the value of digitalis in the treatment of patients with heart failure, with discussion of several successful cases. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.  Darwin and Withering were associated through the Lunar Society of Birmingham.

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Entry Number#8589
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10766
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLexperiments-establishing-a-criterion-between-mucaginous-and-purulent-matter-an-an-account-of-the-retrograde-motions-of-the-absorbent-vessels-of-animal-bodies-in-some-diseases

Geographic Context

Publication place: Litchfield, England

Mentioned in annotation: Birmingham