A Score of Significant Papers Published in theJournalduring the Last Hundred and Fifty Years

OF the many papers printed since 1812 in the medical periodical now known as the New England Journal of Medicine, hardly a score qualify as contributions of sufficient importance to be included in bibliographic listings designed to illustrate the progress of medicine. The Journal, like most publications of its type, contained few original contributions of particular value during its first hundred years, for most physicians had not developed the habit of documenting their unusual experiences and often they had to be urged to do so by their fellow practitioners. The Journal, however, offered a relatively easy and rapid means of . . .