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An account and method of cure of the bronchocele or Derby neck.

Publication Details

London: W. Owen, 1769 CE.

Prosser gave the prescription of a powder containing calcined sponge, to be taken for the cure of goitre. This is probably the first recorded use of an iodine preparation in England.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#3807
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4784
External URLan-account-and-method-of-cure-of-the-bronchocele-or-derby-neck

Geographic Context

Publication place: London