A Chronology of Medicine and Related Sciences arranges historically important events in medicine and the related sciences in chronological order. Entries cover: historical events, including Nobel Prizes, the establishment of institutions, hospitals, societies and journals; significant publications in periodicals or monographs; biographical information for individuals; and deaths during the year, with the date of birth and keywords indicating the discipline. Indexes of personal names and subjects are provided, and, when available, the citation number in Morton's Medical Bibliography (fifth edition edited by Jeremy M. Norman, Scolar Press, 1991) is given
