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The origins of anesthesia
- Title
- The origins of anesthesia / by Sherwin B. Nuland.
- Author
- Nuland, Sherwin B.
- Publication
- Birmingham [Alabama] : Classics of Medicine Library, 1983.
- Birmingham, Ala. : Classics of Medicine Library, 1983.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | RD79 .N84 1983 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Classics of Medicine Library, issuing body.
- Description
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits; 26 cm +
- Series Statement
- Classics of Medicine Library
- Uniform Title
- Classics of Medicine Library.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Accompanied by introductory pamphlet. "Notes from the editors."
- "This special edition of The Origins of Anesthesia by Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., F.A.C.S. has been privately printed for members of The Classics of Medicine Library."--Front matter preceding title page.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Anodynes of antiquity -- Middle ages and renaissance -- Vitalism, mesmerism and hypnosis -- Pneumatic medicine, laughing gas, and ether frolics -- Suspended animation -- Crawford Long of Georgia -- Nitrous oxide: a discovery in vain -- Introduction of ether anesthesia -- Announcement and controversy -- Downfall of a public benefactor -- Edward Warren's account of the letheon -- Introduction of chloroform.
- OCLC
- ocm14238376
- 14238376
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries