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IndexCat
the online Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General’s Office, U.S.
Army.(1880-1961)
A demonstration prepared for the2004 Annual Meeting
Medical Library Association
IndexCat
An essential research resource in:• History of Medicine
• History of Science
• Clinical Studies of diseases such as smallpox, anthrax, typhoid fever, etc.
Over 3.7 million references
American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM)
•Electronic Media Committee
Wellcome TrustBurroughs Wellcome FundNational Library of Medicine
Digitization of Index-CatalogueA Collaborative Project
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