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Directory of History of Medicine Collections (111)
The Library holds one of the largest collections in the world dedicated to anesthesiology and closely allied subjects, with over 13,000 monographs and 100 foreign and domestic journal titles and related newspapers. In addition, the K. Garth Huston Rare Book Room holds a comprehensive collection of rare literature on the introduction of surgical anesthesia, and seminal works leading to the discovery of anesthesia, published from the 16th Century to the present. The strengths of the collection include mesmerism, resuscitation, pain medicine, obstetric anesthesia, gas chemistry, pharmacology and physiology. WLM also endeavors to build a comprehensive collection of 19th-Century medical journals in the English language. 150 linear feet in extent, the collections of organizational archives include the records of local, regional, national and international professional societies, as well as those numerous subspecialty societies. Among these are the archives of the WLM's parent organization, t ... [Read More]
Background Notes: Japan
Japan [TEXT]Official Name: Japan PROFILE Geography: Area: 377,765 sq. km. (145,856 sq. mi.); slightly smallerthan California. Cities: Capital-Tokyo. Other major cities-Yokohama,Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto. Terrain: Rugged, mountainousislands. Climate: Varies from subtropical to temperate.People: Nationality: Noun and adjective-Japanese. Population (mid-1987 est.): 123,100,000. Annual growth rate (1989): 0.5%. Ethnicgroups: Japanese; Korean 0.6%. Religions: Shintoism and Buddhism;Christian 0.8%. Language: Japanese. Education: Literacy-99%. Lifeexpectancy (1987)-males 75.5 yrs., females 81.3 yrs. Work force(60.7 million, 1988): Agriculture-7.9%. Trade, manufacturing,mining, and construction-32.4%. Services-43.3%. Government-7.2%. Government: Type: Parliamentary democracy. Constitution: May 3,1947. Branches: Executive-prime minister (head of government).Legislative-bicameral Diet (House of Representatives and House ofCouncillors). Judicial-Civil law system with Anglo-Americanin ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Newpapers, Magazines, and Technical Journals ... Personal merchandise packages (excluding liquids), newpapers and other periodicals may be received via pouch provided they meet the size and weight limits of the State Department pouch system. Pouch transit time from Washington to Vienna averages 3 to 4 days. Total transit time from place of posting to Washington varies from 7 to 21 days. All pouches to Vienna are sent via air. Express mail services are also available and provide overnight delivery service throughout Europe and North America. ... [Read More]
Healthy People 2010: Private Sector, DBDCDDH -Division of Birth Defects,Child Development, and Disability and Health, CDC
6. Enlist the media's help in emphasizing wellness and quality of life for people with disabilities; for example, cover this topic in the health insert in the Washington, DC newpapers. Encourage the media to promote inclusion in all wellness programs. ... [Read More]
Index of Netherlanders in America 84072133
A Aalberts, 902Aagename Uren met Toose, 1001Aanteekeningen, 624Aapkens, T. J., 119Abeel, David, 409Abma, M., 977Abraham Lincoln, zijn tijd en leven, 946Acculturation in farming, 273- 274Achterhoek (Gelderland), 122, 151, 583, 965 and California gold rush, 629- 630 as initial emigration region, 122-123Ackerman family, 53Adams, John, 111, 113Addens, Paul, 841Adventism, 918A. E. Knickerbocker, 227Africa missions, 883Afrikaaners, 71Afscheiding. See Secession of 1834Agriculture: Dutch characteris- tics, 788-790 in Dutch settlements, 329- 338 and mechanization, 338-334 in Netherlands, 596-601Akkrum, Friesland, 957, 965, 966, 1016Alabama, settlements in, 718- 719Alameda, Cal., 808, 839Alamosa, Col., 668-678, 688Alamosa[Col.}Milling and Ele- vator Company, 676Albany, N.Y., 5, 41, 49, 51, 52, 53, 72, 105, 130, 147, 152, 251, 307, 310, 313, 371, 969, 1005 Dutch culture in, 65-66 Dutch language use in, 59 hatred of English, 51 H. P. Scholte in, 61 view of, 63 (photo) See also Beverwijck, Fort Or ... [Read More]
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