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Carmichael on Venereal Diseases 1825

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Title: An Essay on Venereal Diseases, and the uses and abuses of mercury in their treatment
Author: Carmichael, Richard
Description: xvi, 376 pp. With 5 color engraved plates, 3 of them folding. 9x5½, modern cloth, page edges untrimmed. Second Edition."Carmichael was one of the most active physicians in Ireland, holding a number of posts at various hospitals and medical schools, including the Richmond Hospital School of Medicine which he helped found. A strong advocate of professional education for physicians, Carmichael sought rigorous standards for physicians and the separation of pharmacy from medicine and surgery. The present work is one of several which Carmichael wrote on venereal diseases. He made several improvements in treatment, most notably in the administration of mercury" - Heirs of Hippocrates 1348, describing the American edition.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, et al.
Date Published: 1825