Physicians Pocket Reference International List by Murphy Edited (1 results)

Published by U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census / Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1931
- Softcover
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. Eighth edition. 24mo. Measuring approximately 3" x 5¾". 55pp. Owner name and stamp of a noted American psychologist on the front cover, wrappers with light tanning and soil, very good or better. An interesting little guide "[f]or the Vest-pocket or Visiting List" that prints a 13-page "International List of Causes of Death," lists of industrial poisons and parasites, a "standard" death certificate that occupies the central spread, and a 15-page list of undesirable terms (e.g. "'Pneumonia,' without qualification, is indefinite."; regarding Suicide: "State means employed; e. g., drowning, gunshot, inhalation of gas, poisoning, etc. Always name the poison"; "'General decay,' etc. . See 'Old Age'"), among much else. …