Elements of medical jurisprudence v. 1, 1. köideJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1860 |
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... practice of the different branches of medicine to the elucidation of doubtful questions in courts of justice . By some authors , it is used in a more extensive sense , and also com- prehends MEDICAL POLICE , or those medical precepts ...
... practice of the different branches of medicine to the elucidation of doubtful questions in courts of justice . By some authors , it is used in a more extensive sense , and also com- prehends MEDICAL POLICE , or those medical precepts ...
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... Practice . " This work has passed through several editions . Dr. Smith also published separate treatises on medical evidence , and on the examination of witnesses , and was much engaged as a lec- turer on the science . * In 1823 , an ...
... Practice . " This work has passed through several editions . Dr. Smith also published separate treatises on medical evidence , and on the examination of witnesses , and was much engaged as a lec- turer on the science . * In 1823 , an ...
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... we approach in our studies to this , the easier will be their application to practice . The general arrangement is thus , I apprehend , not a matter of * Vol . iv . p . 614 . great moment ; but , on taking up a distinct INTRODUCTION .
... we approach in our studies to this , the easier will be their application to practice . The general arrangement is thus , I apprehend , not a matter of * Vol . iv . p . 614 . great moment ; but , on taking up a distinct INTRODUCTION .
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... At the General Hospital at Chatham , this was lately practiced to a great extent . The mode employed was , to take fifteen grains of hellebore , substances , introduced into the rectum , have been known 32 FEIGNED DISEASES .
... At the General Hospital at Chatham , this was lately practiced to a great extent . The mode employed was , to take fifteen grains of hellebore , substances , introduced into the rectum , have been known 32 FEIGNED DISEASES .
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... practice was introduced by a man who had been servant to a veterinary surgeon . One man took an overdose , and died in conse- quence . " - DUNLOP . [ Others would have died but for the employment of remedies , and the frequency with ...
... practice was introduced by a man who had been servant to a veterinary surgeon . One man took an overdose , and died in conse- quence . " - DUNLOP . [ Others would have died but for the employment of remedies , and the frequency with ...
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