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John Cheyne

British physician, surgeon and author (1777-1836)

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Pediatrics

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  • Essays on the diseases of children with cases and dissections. Vol. I. Containing: Essay 1, Of cynanche trachealis, or croup; Essay 2, Of the bowel complaints / By John Cheyne.
  • An account of the rise, progress, and decline of the fever lately epidemical in Ireland, together with communications from physicians in the provinces, and various official documents / By F. Barker ... and by J. Cheyne.

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  • John Cheyne. Stipple engraving by F. C. Lewis.

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27 works

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    An essay on hydrocephalus acutus, or dropsy in the brain / [John Cheyne].

    Cheyne, John, 1777-1836 | Date: 1808
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    The pathology of the membrane of the larynx and bronchia / By John Cheyne.

    Cheyne, John, 1777-1836. | Date: 1809
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    Essays on the diseases of children : with cases and dissections / by John Cheyne. Essay 2, On the bowel complaints more immediately connected with the biliary secretion, and particularly of atrophia ablactorum, or weaning brash.

    Cheyne, John, 1777-1836. | Date: 1802
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    Cases of apoplexy and lethargy: with observations upon the comatose diseases / By J. Cheyne.

    Cheyne, John, 1777-1836. | Date: 1812
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    Disputatio medica inauguralis de rachitide ... / [John Cheyne].

    Cheyne, John, 1777-1836. | Date: 1795

Frequent collaborators

Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Francis Barker

Related topics

Hydrocephalus
Pediatrics
Epidemics
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Croup
Brain Edema
Ireland

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