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Description: The Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General’s Office (Index-Catalogue) is a bibliography for materials covering the history of medicine, history of science, and clinical research. The scope of Index-Catalogue extends beyond medicine and includes the basic sciences, scientific research, military medicine, public health, and hospital administration. Language coverage is international with citations in European and Slavic languages, Greek script, and Romanized Chinese and Japanese titles - some with English translations.

The catalogue covers a wide assortment of materials including: books, journal articles, dissertations, pamphlets, reports, newspaper clippings, case studies, obituary notices, letters, portraits, as well as rare books and manuscripts.

Coverage: 1400s through 1950.

Subject(s):
Health, Medicine & Psychology
History, Genealogy & Archives
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