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Books sometimes out-live their authors even before they have been completed, in which case they often contain material other than that compiled by the original writer. Taking the desktop volume by Baerensprung and Hebra as an example, we are shown how such works can tell us more about medical history than is apparent at first glance.
Fachklinik Hornheide, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
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D001317:Austria; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000266:history*
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