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An essay on the diseases most fatal to infants.

Publication Details

London: T. Cadell, 1767 CE.

One of the best pediatric works of the period. Armstrong is noteworthy as the founder of the first children’s dispensary in Europe, the Dispensary for Sick Children, London, in 1769.

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Entry Number#6324
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8096
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLan-essay-on-the-diseases-most-fatal-to-infants

Geographic Context

Publication place: London