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Lectures on the germs and vestiges of disease, and on the prevention of the invasion and fatality of disease by periodical examinations.

London: John Churchill, 1861.

Dobell was the first physician to propose periodic health examinations. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#11583
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External URLlectures-on-the-germs-and-vestiges-of-disease-and-on-the-prevention-of-the-invasion-and-fatality-of-disease-by-periodical-examinations

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Publication place: London