TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe work of the american pharmaceutical association in relation to the materia medica of the future.
AU  - STEWART FE
Y1  - 1899/12/30
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1899.92450790008001d
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1644
EP  - 1646
VL  - XXXIII
IS  - 27
N2  - On account of the high degree of learning and skill required in its practice and the philanthropic nature of the calling, medicine is classed as a liberal profession. The primary object of medical practice being to discover and remove the causes of disease, and secondarily to cure those who are afflicted, it is also classed as a philanthropic profession.Because of the great extent of the evil to the community resulting from ignorance and incompetency in the practice of the medical arts, entrance to the medical profession is hedged about with protective laws. Those laws are destined to limit the vocation to persons who are specially educated and trained for the practice. If the actual effects of ignorance, cupidity and pretence could be plainly stated, it would be instantly seen that a vocation in which health and life are at stake is in need of such systematic regulation. The people
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1899.92450790008001d
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.92450790008001d
ER  -