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Civil War pharmacy : a history of drugs, drug supply and provision, and therapeutics for the Union and Confederacy / Michael A. Flannery.

Author/creator Flannery, Michael A., 1953-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : Pharmaceutical Products Press,
Descriptionxvi, 358 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject(s)
Series Pharmaceutical heritage
Contents Civil War pharmacy and medicine : comparisons and contexts -- The state of pharmacy in America, 1861 -- Angels of mercy : women and Civil War pharmacy -- The principals : medical purveyors and hospital stewards -- The supplies : drug distribution and manufacturing -- The medicines : a military materia medica and therapeutics -- The remedies of choice : calomel and quinine -- Administration -- Fighting more with less --The materia medica.
Contents Fighting more with less: an appraisal -- The materia medica -- Prescribing and dispensing in camp, hospital, and home -- Wartime shortages take their toll.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 339-347) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003014893
ISBN0789015013 (case : alk. paper)
ISBN0789015021 (soft : alk. paper)

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