Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1957

SILAS WEIR MITCHELL (1829-1914) Fat and blood: and how to make them. J. B. Lippincott 1877 101 pp. 17.7 cm.

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In this classic work, Mitchell expounded his popular "rest cure" for treatment of nervous disorders through prolonged bed rest and selective use of seclusion, massage, electricity, and diet. The work was translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian.

Cited references: Cushing M395; Garrison-Morton 4554; Osler 3418; Waller 6568 (1884 ed.)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.