On Diseases of the Lungs and Pleuræ, Including Tuberculosis and Mediastinal Growths
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The fifth edition of this most useful work contains many ?changes, the text having been largely rewritten, many new illustrations being added and the references brought up to date. The book is a model of clear, concise and helpful teaching. During the eighteen years that have elapsed since the publication of the fourth edition there have been great changes in medical opinion with regard to the aetiology and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, and the authors have devoted much space to the consideration of these points. Recently the results of the sanatorium treatment of phthisis have been somewhat
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