Why collect medical books?
The study of the original sources in the medical literature is an essential part and condition for doing good medical research. The love of books is conducive to a proper use of the source material. To support this statement, a short description of some famous book collectors in medical history is presented in this article.
van Alphen
H August
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Department of Neurosurgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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