num_pages: 232
description: Traces the rise of pharmacology as a separate discipline in the US during the 19th century, pivoting on the career of the teacher Abel (1857-1938) who was instrumental in bringing German knowledge to his students and colleagues. Also notes the growth of the science outside of academia, and the establishment of a professional society and journal. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: The Development of American Pharmacology: John J. Abel and the Shaping of a Discipline
titlecomplete: The Development of American Pharmacology: John J. Abel and the Shaping of a Discipline
ratings_count: 1
publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press