Edinburgh Medical Journal, Volume 35, Part 2Y. J. Pentland., 1890 - Medicine |
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... head - quarters on this very serious subject . able and exhaustive communication " On the Clinical Value of Temperature Observations in some Acute and Chronic Diseases " by Dr J. O. Affleck , followed by a long and interesting ...
... head - quarters on this very serious subject . able and exhaustive communication " On the Clinical Value of Temperature Observations in some Acute and Chronic Diseases " by Dr J. O. Affleck , followed by a long and interesting ...
Page 625
... heads of the metatarsal bones ( forming the anterior pillar of the arch ) , which thus dance , so to speak , on tight ropes . Injurious pressure against the ground is thus prevented , when the weight is borne by the anterior pillar only ...
... heads of the metatarsal bones ( forming the anterior pillar of the arch ) , which thus dance , so to speak , on tight ropes . Injurious pressure against the ground is thus prevented , when the weight is borne by the anterior pillar only ...
Page 626
... head backwards , are all of them movements instinctively associated with the act of rising to extreme tip - toe . All these tend to throw the body , as a whole , into good position . Therefore , any exercise or form of work which ...
... head backwards , are all of them movements instinctively associated with the act of rising to extreme tip - toe . All these tend to throw the body , as a whole , into good position . Therefore , any exercise or form of work which ...
Page 638
... head , which is described as severe , and which possibly origin- ated a post - nasal catarrh , though when Dr Johnson first saw the case the surrounding parts were found to be healthy . As in my case , the diagnosis was verified by the ...
... head , which is described as severe , and which possibly origin- ated a post - nasal catarrh , though when Dr Johnson first saw the case the surrounding parts were found to be healthy . As in my case , the diagnosis was verified by the ...
Page 648
... made the name of Koch so celebrated ; the surprising conquests of the artificial vaccines , which have placed Pasteur at the head of modern hygienists , and which have brought to light the names 648 [ JAN . DR JOHN BOYD ON.
... made the name of Koch so celebrated ; the surprising conquests of the artificial vaccines , which have placed Pasteur at the head of modern hygienists , and which have brought to light the names 648 [ JAN . DR JOHN BOYD ON.
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