Fordyce G (1793)

An attempt to improve the evidence of medicine. Transactions of a Society for the Improvement of Medical and Chirurgical Knowledge.  London: J Johnson.
In the Transactions of a Society for the Improvement of Medical and Chirurgical Knowledge, the British physician George Fordyce reviewed the progress made during the 18th century in collecting and publishing data about medical care.

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 George Fordyce (1736-1802)

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Acknowledgements

The editors are grateful to:

The Wellcome Trust for making available the portrait of George Fordyce (1736-1802).

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