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  Sample older medical journals

19th & 20 c. Medical Articles

Use the following sources to find 19th and 20th century medical journal articles. Keep in mind that most of the medical journals will be housed in the Health Sciences Library; many of the older issues will be in storage and must be requested. HathiTrust and the Medical Heritage Library include many other medical journals published prior to 1924.

To find the fulltext of the article (if not provided directly in the database), click on the "Check for Full Text" button and work your way through the screens.  Not all articles will be online, some may only be in print, others may not be available at the UW and must be requested via Interlibrary Loan.

19th & 20th Century Newspapers & Articles

Use newspapers and magazines to find popular coverage of a medical topic. Newspapers and magazines might cover local epidemics and provide public health information of the time. To find additional listings of newspapers and magazines see the various regional history guides.

Newspapers

Magazines