title: The difficult career of an early medical columnist: a centenary.
abstract: The medical column is not a new phenomenon. William H. Stone, M.D., in 1873 in English Mechanics and the World of Science began "Our Medical Column." This article describes the reception accorded Dr. Stone's column by his professional colleagues.
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006266:Health Education / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*