An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16061 entries, 14144 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 10, 2024

MILLAR, John

2 entries
  • 3167

Observations on the asthma and on the hooping cough.

London: T. Cadell, 1769.

Includes Millar’s original description of laryngismus stridulus (“Millar’s asthma”).



Subjects: ALLERGY › Asthma, RESPIRATION › Respiratory Diseases
  • 9467

Observations on the management of the prevailing diseases particularly in the Army and Navy; together with a review of that in other countries, and arithmetical calculations of the comparative success of different methods of cure.

London: Printed for the author, 1779.

Millar promoted mathematical methods for computing the comparative success of different methods of cure. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.



Subjects: COMPUTING/MATHEMATICS in Medicine & Biology, MILITARY MEDICINE, SURGERY & HYGIENE, MILITARY MEDICINE, SURGERY & HYGIENE › Navy