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Title The Principles and Practice of Nursing
Reference 71170.D
Library The Library Company of Philadelphia
Date 1842
Author Longshore, J. S.
Publisher / Printer / Lithographer Merrihew and Thompson
Place of Creation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description By mid-century these books were aimed in part at nurses working under a doctor's supervision. Longshore had even begun to refer to "her profession".
Document Type Printed Book
Theme(s) Surgery and General Practice; Women's Health; Children's Health
Keywords nursing, medicine, hospital, food, cleansing, plaster, diet, children, exercise, water, baths
Parts of the Body breasts
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan.
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