Drs. Bourneville and Bricon's Manual of hypodermic medication / [edited] by G. Archie Stockwell.

  • Bourneville, 1840-1909
Date:
1890
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Credit: Drs. Bourneville and Bricon's Manual of hypodermic medication / [edited] by G. Archie Stockwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    PREFACE. Th.Q Manuel des Injections Sous-cutan^es of Drs. Bourne- ville and Bricon has achieved such notable success on the Continent and in Great Britain, that no apology is required in introducing a modification thereof to cis-Atlantic practitioners, especially as there are no works in the English language de- voted to this subject at present available. With the exception of Bartholow's Manual, out of print since 1884, and Eulen- burg's essay in Ziemssen's Handbook of Therapeutics, nothing has been published in this country within recent years. This work possesses the advantage of being very complete, well up to date, and above all, of pointing out certain dis- advantages that are liable to accrue from practice of this branch of therapeutics. It is with sincere pleasure I acknowledge my indebtedness to Dr. Andrew S. Currie, of Moorlands, Sidney, Gloucester- shire, England, whose English publication has made my own work simple and easj'. ^ Moreover, the additions and em- endations of this gentlemen, are in many instances the most valua- ble paragraphs in the booh. ', The work has beentalmost entirely re-written, as it seemed advisable to omit a considerable portion of original matter that was either irrevelant or repetitious, and also the reference notes, which are largely superfluous now that nearly every public library possesses files of the Index Medicus, that afford more complete reference. The formulae too, where it seemed advis- able and no way modified the context, have oftentimes been changed to meet the requirements of American practitioners, who for the most part employ decimal measures; further, 5 and multiples of 5, are more easily calculated and employed than the multiples of such figures as 4, 6, and 8. Trusting the volume will prove as valuable and interesting to the reader as it has to the editor and revisor, I remain, sincerely, G. Archie Stockwell, Detroit, Mich,, August ist, 1890.