Calomel in America : mercurial panacea, war, song and ghosts / Richard M. Swiderski.

  • Swiderski, Richard M.
Date:
2008
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Boca Raton : BrownWalker Press, 2008.

Physical description

235 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm

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Contents

Making calomel -- Panacea -- Epidemics -- "Go fetch the doctor" -- The calomel doctors -- Pill-makers -- Calomel and Dr. Cooke -- Military calomel -- Prophylaxis -- The calomel-morphine problem -- Calomel of the spirits.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    IB.6.AA7-8
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781599424675
  • 1599424673