title: [The physician Hendrich Deegen and the Rade Hospital in Flekkefjord].
abstract: The physician Hendrich Deegen (1742-92) took the initiative for, was the architect of, and organised the building of a hospital for sufferers of radesyge in Flekkefjord, a small town in Norway, in 1776. He was also the hospital's first doctor. By describing his achievements at the hospital and his personal life in this town, this paper provides a sketch of a physician's daily life in late 18th century Norway.
authors.affiliation: arthursd@online.no
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danielsen
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000266:history*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000266:history*