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100 1 _aDesgenettes, R.
_q(René),
_d1762-1837
245 1 0 _aHistoire Médicale de l'Armée d'Orient. Volume 2
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-03-05
508 _aProduced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Histoire Médicale de l'Armée d'Orient. Volume 2" by R. Desgenettes is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book focuses on the medical history and challenges faced by the French army during its campaign in Egypt, reflecting on the diseases that plagued soldiers and the measures taken by medical personnel to address these health crises. The opening of the book introduces the context in which Desgenettes, the chief physician, addresses his fellow army doctors regarding their duties and the health challenges specific to the region. He emphasizes the importance of understanding local diseases, such as dysentery and endemic ophthalmia, which have been exacerbated by the climate and conditions of their surroundings. He outlines a structured plan for documenting their observations and treatments, suggesting a need for a systematic approach to combat the maladies affecting the troops and enhance overall military health management. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEgypt -- History -- French occupation, 1798-1801
653 _aFrance. Armée -- Sanitary affairs
653 _aMedical geography -- Egypt
653 _aMedicine, Military -- France
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28249
999 _c69158
_d69158