Explore wartime medical scholarship from 1918 with this comprehensive volume.
This collection presents original communications and selections from The Canadian Practitioner and Review, offering a window into early 20th‑century medical thought, surgical advances, and clinical discussions that shaped practice during and after the war.
This edition compiles detailed articles, reviews, and case discussions drawn from a single year of the journal. Readers will encounter early 20th‑century perspectives on neurosurgery, shock management, gastrointestinal disease, obstetrics, and general medical practice, all framed by the era’s clinical methods and debates. The material blends practical insights with historical context, making it a useful reference for researchers, students, and medical historians alike.
- Original research and expert commentary from 1918 on brain and nerve surgery trends, and wartime medical challenges.
- Clinical discussions of shock, infection, and digestive diseases informed by the period’s best practices.
- Overviews of obstetric care, medical education, and hospital medicine of the era.
- An index and editorial selections that illuminate the scope of medical publishing at the time.
Ideal for readers of medical history, archival collections, and anyone curious about early modern clinical discourse and the evolution of Canadian medical journalism.