Medical Essays (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781438594705)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809 -1894) was an American physician, professor, lecturer and author. Holmes wrote his first book of essays entitled "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table in 1831, while in medical training. Essays in Medical Essays include Homoeopathy and its kindred delusions -- The contagiousness of puerperal fever -- Currents and counter-currents in medical science -- Border lines of knowledge in some provinces of medical science -- Scholastic and bedside teaching -- The medical profession in Massachusetts -- The young practitioner -- Medical libraries -- Some of my early teachers

Author: Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes
ISBN-10: 1438594704
ISBN-13: 9781438594705
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2010
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.67d