William Osler: A Life in Medicine

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Medical Writings: Book Notes19 September 2000William Osler: A Life in MedicineHarvey Rubin, MD, PhDHarvey Rubin, MD, PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Rubin)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-6-200009190-00033 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Bliss M. 632 pages. New York: Oxford Univ Pr; 1999. $35.00. ISBN 0195123468. Order phone 800-451-7556.Field of medicine: History of medicine.Format: Hardcover book.Audience: General readers, health practitioners and academicians, and health care policy analysts and administrators.Purpose: To analyze the life and reputation of Sir William Osler.Content: The book offers a straightforward and closely footnoted chronology of Osler's life, starting with his birth in 1849 in a Canadian frontier town. It progresses through his early general and medical education, his rise to prominence at McGill University, trips to Europe to meet the leading medical scientists and ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Rubin) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 19 September 2000Volume 133, Issue 6Page: 488KeywordsHealth care policyHistory of medicineMalariaMedical educationPlateletsScientistsSoftware toolsSportsTeaTyphoid ePublished: 19 September 2000 Issue Published: 19 September 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...