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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

On asthma: its pathology and treatment.

Publication Details

London: John Churchill, 1860 CE.

The best work on asthma to appear during the 19th century. Salter, who had suffered from asthma from childhood, may be considered the first modern student of the condition. He called special attention to asthma from animal emanations (cats, rabbits, horses, dogs, cattle, etc.).

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#2586
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4136
Author Bio LinkPubMedCentral ↗
External URLon-asthma-its-pathology-and-treatment

Geographic Context

Publication place: London