Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules
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Title:
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Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules
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Description:
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The English physician Thomas Addison, one of the founders of modern endocrinology, published Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules in 1855. This book contains Addison’s first writings on Addison’s Disease, a rare long-term endocrine disorder. Addison details the symptoms of this disease through writings on 11 potential cases, followed by full-color plates of patients exhibiting symptoms. This facsimile contains limited alterations from reproduction, with an attached booklet of editors’ notes in the back cover instead of in-book writing.
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Contributor:
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Leslie B. Adams, Jr. [publisher]
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Creator:
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Addison, Thomas, 1793-1860
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Date:
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1855 [original text published]
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1980 [facsimile published]
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Format:
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25.7cm x 34.3cm x 1.6cm
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Identifier:
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f RC659 .A33 1980
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Publisher:
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The Classics of Medicine Library (Birmingham, AL)
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Type:
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Book
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Original Format:
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Book
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Tag:
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19th-century physicians
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19th-century texts
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English physicians
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Facsimiles
