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The state of physick, ancient and modern, briefly considered: with a plan for the improvement of it.
London: W. Bowyer for John Nourse, 1732.
Instead of assessing the efficacy of therapies by their correlation with theories, Clifton argued that physicians should base their judgments about the effects of treatments on a sufficient number of their own observations, or observations by other physicians that they trusted. This data he organized in tables. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
Subjects
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #9460 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/11643 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-state-of-physick-ancient-and-modern-briefly-considered-with-a-plan-for-the-improvement-of-it |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London