The Hygiene of transmissible diseases ; their causation, modes of dissemination, and methods of preventionW.B. Saunders, 1901 - 350 pages |
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... present the subject of Hygiene in the comprehensive sense ordinarily implied by the word , but rather to deal directly with but a section , cer- tainly not the least important , of the subject - viz . , that em- bracing a knowledge of ...
... present the subject of Hygiene in the comprehensive sense ordinarily implied by the word , but rather to deal directly with but a section , cer- tainly not the least important , of the subject - viz . , that em- bracing a knowledge of ...
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... present century it was realized by those who have done most to place hygiene on a sound basis that , through the application of methods of precision to the study of man and his surroundings , much light could be thrown upon many phases ...
... present century it was realized by those who have done most to place hygiene on a sound basis that , through the application of methods of precision to the study of man and his surroundings , much light could be thrown upon many phases ...
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... present . Why should a physician trained to cure the sick equip himself with a knowledge that he is to employ in preventing sickness ? Why should a physician practise preventive med- icine and follow the precepts of hygienic teaching ...
... present . Why should a physician trained to cure the sick equip himself with a knowledge that he is to employ in preventing sickness ? Why should a physician practise preventive med- icine and follow the precepts of hygienic teaching ...
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... present century the average mortality from small - pox in Prussia was 3 per 1000 of population . In times of epidemics this ratio was commonly very much increased . Since the introduction of compulsory vaccination the mortality from ...
... present century the average mortality from small - pox in Prussia was 3 per 1000 of population . In times of epidemics this ratio was commonly very much increased . Since the introduction of compulsory vaccination the mortality from ...
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... present in the body ( Louis's law ) . In general , it may be said that during infancy and child- hood the diseases most frequently encountered are those con- nected with the development of anatomical structures and the establishment of ...
... present in the body ( Louis's law ) . In general , it may be said that during infancy and child- hood the diseases most frequently encountered are those con- nected with the development of anatomical structures and the establishment of ...
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Page 352 - College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; and Walter S. Haines, MD, Professor of Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Toxicology, Rush Medical College, in affiliation with the University of Chicago.