Index Philosophique. Philosophie et Sciences Annexes. Première Année 1902. Edited by N. Vaschide and Buschan. (Paris: C. Nand, 1903.)

Housing the poor of Paris 1850–1902

It is tempting, from the perspective of London, to assume that the interest in the history of Paris in the nineteenth century is in the grandiose schemes of reconstruction associated with Haussman, which surpassed in scale the endeavours of the Metropolitan Board of Works or London County Council. The virtue of Shapiro's brief study is to direct our attention away from the grands boulevards to ...

An Outbreak of Plague at Arrah in 1902-1903

The buboes generally^ appeared between two to four days from the date of attack and in some instances the appearance of buboes and fever was simultaneous. The above statement will show the different sites of buboes in 167 cases under my treatment and the percentage of cures. In one case the bubo appeared at about the middle of left forearm anteriorly, and in another case at about the middle of ...

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Broussais et le matérialisme. Médecine et philosophie au XIXe siècle

The book is, however, far more than a psychological study of the tuberculous. It is a meticulously conceived work about tuberculosis in France, with intriguing sidelights on the differing experiences of other European countries. Whereas in Spain and Italy, and elsewhere in Southern Europe, the disease was considered contagious and its victims treated as lepers, ideas were more ambiguous in Fran...

Erratum: facteurs prédictifs de succès des étudiants en première année de médecine à l’université de Parakou

INTRODUCTION Several factors including grades obtained in the Baccalaureate can influence academic performance of first year medical students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between results achieved by students taking Baccalaureate exam and student academic success during the first year of medical school. METHODS We conducted an analytical study that included the whole...