Journal of medical biography
'A Defence of Physick': Thomas Reeve's proposed 'fair experiment' on the benefits of tar-water treatment (1744).
Max Cooper, Sarah Cooper
Published: 202510.1177/09677720251383856
Abstract
IntroductionIn 1744, the English physician Thomas Reeve ('T.R.', b.1700-1780) published two proposals for controlled trials of tar water treatment, a 'universal' medication promoted by Bishop George Berkeley (1685-1753).MethodsQualitative analysis of…
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