Medical Books: For Information or Learning? Reflections on the Books of Three Newfoundland Physicians, c . 1860 to c . 1970.

This study describes the medical books of three physicians in rural Newfoundland who followed each other chronologically. Spanning the years c. 1860 to c. 1970, the nearly 300 books prompt a variety of questions about the physicians themselves, their practices, and their reading habits. These enquir...

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Published in:Canadian Bulletin of Medical History
Main Author: Crellin, J.K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 1995
Subjects:
General Medicine
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cbmh.12.2.339
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spelling crunivtoronpr:10.3138/cbmh.12.2.339 2023-12-31T10:15:54+01:00 Medical Books: For Information or Learning? Reflections on the Books of Three Newfoundland Physicians, c . 1860 to c . 1970. Crellin, J.K 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cbmh.12.2.339 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cbmh.12.2.339 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Canadian Bulletin of Medical History volume 12, issue 2, page 339-350 ISSN 0823-2105 2371-0179 General Medicine journal-article 1995 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.3138/cbmh.12.2.339 2023-12-01T08:17:42Z This study describes the medical books of three physicians in rural Newfoundland who followed each other chronologically. Spanning the years c. 1860 to c. 1970, the nearly 300 books prompt a variety of questions about the physicians themselves, their practices, and their reading habits. These enquiries raise further questions about the extent to which medical books are read for factual information or for contemplating more general issues about the nature of disease and the nature of the individual. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Canadian Bulletin of Medical History 12 2 339 350
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description This study describes the medical books of three physicians in rural Newfoundland who followed each other chronologically. Spanning the years c. 1860 to c. 1970, the nearly 300 books prompt a variety of questions about the physicians themselves, their practices, and their reading habits. These enquiries raise further questions about the extent to which medical books are read for factual information or for contemplating more general issues about the nature of disease and the nature of the individual.
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title_full Medical Books: For Information or Learning? Reflections on the Books of Three Newfoundland Physicians, c . 1860 to c . 1970.
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title_full_unstemmed Medical Books: For Information or Learning? Reflections on the Books of Three Newfoundland Physicians, c . 1860 to c . 1970.
title_sort medical books: for information or learning? reflections on the books of three newfoundland physicians, c . 1860 to c . 1970.
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