title: Richard Quiller Couch--an outstanding nineteenth century general practitioner.
abstract: The boom in metal mining in the mid-nineteenth century produced a fearful mortality among miners. The history of this problem is described by the life and work of Mr R. Quiller Couch, a Cornish mine surgeon and general practitioner. He was a remarkable man and an outstanding general practitioner.
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008906:Mining / Q000266:history*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000266:history*; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom