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  1. I Milne
  1. Library and Information Services, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 IJQ, UK; i.milne@rcpe.ac.uk

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      Born in 1707, Pringle studied medicine at Leiden and Paris before practising in Edinburgh. In 1744 he became physician general to the British army and he was present at the …

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