Cope, Zachary, 1881-1974
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- His The early diagnosis of acute abdomen, 1932; 1983:CIP t.p. (Cope's ...) galley (Sir Zachary Cope, 1881-1974)
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Sir Vincent Zachary Cope MD MS FRCS (14 February 1881 – 28 December 1974) was an English physician, surgeon, author, historian and poet perhaps best known for authoring the book Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen from 1921 until 1971. The work remains a respected and standard text of general surgery, and new editions continue being published by editors long after his death, the most recent one being the 22nd edition, published in 2010. Cope also wrote widely on the history of medicine and of public dispensaries.
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