TY  - JOUR
T1  - INtroduction to diseases of the chest
Y1  - 1939/01/07
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1939.02800010083034
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 81
EP  - 81
VL  - 112
IS  - 1
N2  - This is an elementary discussion of diseases of the chest. It is written for the medical student and makes no attempt to discuss rare or obscure topics. As is usual in books on this subject, considerable space is devoted to physical diagnosis and history taking. The text deals almost entirely with the clinical aspects of the subject, probably too much so for the average medical student. Even suitable prescriptions for cough mixtures are included. The sections on history and physical examination are followed by one on special investigations. This includes sputum, blood, pleural fluid and an excellent chapter on radiology of the chest. The section on diseases of the respiratory tract commences with chapters on the diseases of the nose, mouth and larynx. Chapters on each of the important diseases of the bronchi, lungs, pleura, mediastinum and diaphragm follow. The clinical descriptions are, in general, excellent. Reproductions of roentgenograms, of
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1939.02800010083034
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800010083034
ER  -