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J.-A. Villemin Etudes Sur La Tuberculose 18688

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Title: Etudes sur la Tuberculose Preuves Rationnelles et Experimentales de sa Specificite et de son Inoculabilite
Author: Villemin, J[ean]-A[ntoine]
Description: xii, 640 pp. (8vo) 8¼x5¼, period calf-backed mottled boards, spine lettered in gilt. First Eidition."Villemin inoculated Guinea-pigs and rabbits with sputum, caseous material, and miliary tubercles, with resulting development of tuberculosis. His brilliant experimental work proved tuberculosis to be a specific infection transmissable by an inoculable agent." (Garrison-Morton 2324).
Heading: Place Published: Paris
Publisher: J.-B. Bailliere et Fils
Date Published: 1868