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A treatise on therapeutics.
Publication Details
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1874 CE.
Wood was a professor of botany (1866-76), therapeutics (1875-1907) and nervous diseases (1875-1901) in the University of Pennsylvania. In his book the effects of various drugs in small doses was first discussed; it also contains a standard classification of drugs.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #1972 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/3751 |
| External URL | a-treatise-on-therapeutics |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Philadelphia