Irvine Loudon

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Irvine Loudon (1 August 1924 – 7 January 2015) was a British doctor and a medical historian on childbirth fever and maternal mortality.[1][2][3] His published writings included studies of the history of medicine, with a special interest in the history of general practice and maternal death in childbirth.[4][5][6][7][8][9] His oil paintings, drawings and etchings were shown at several galleries: Bankside Gallery London, UK and Dolphin Gallery, Wantage, UK,[10] Branson Art Gallery, Rosedale, Lake Balsam, Ontario, Canada.[11]

References

  1. ^ Obituary, Independent, "Irvine Loudon: Physician and graphic artist who became a leading authority on childbirth fever and maternal mortality - Obituaries - News". Independent.co.uk. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. ^ Obituary, British Medical Journal, BMJ 2015; 350 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h1085 (Published 02 March 2015) Cited as: BMJ 2015;350:h1085
  3. ^ Obituary, Oxford Mail, http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11724293.IRVINE_LOUDON__Medical_history_and_art_were_passions_of_practical_joker_GP/ (access date 04/09/17)
  4. ^ Medical Care and the General Practitioner, Loudon, Irvine, Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. (1986) ISBN 9780198227939,
  5. ^ Death in Childbirth: An International Study of Maternal Care and Maternal Mortality 1800-1950, Irvine Loudon,, Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford England (1993), ISBN 9780198229971,
  6. ^ Childbed Fever: A Documented History (Garland Reference Library of Social Science) Loudon, Irvine, Published by Routledge (1995) ISBN 9780815310792,
  7. ^ Western Medicine: An Illustrated History, Loudon, Irvine, Published by Routledge (1995) ISBN 9780815310792,
  8. ^ General Practice Under the National Health Service 1948-1997, Irvine Loudon, John Horder & Charles Webster (editors), Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford (1998), Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford (1998), ISBN 9780198206750,
  9. ^ The Tragedy of Childbed Fever. Loudon, Irvine. Published by Oxford University Press (2000) ISBN 9780198204992
  10. ^ Simon Fenwick, Obituary, Independent, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/irvine-loudon-physician-and-graphic-artist-who-became-a-leading-authority-on-childbirth-fever-and-10196585.html (Access date 04/09/17)
  11. ^ Richard Swain, The Work of Irvine Loudon, in The Guardian Angel, p 17-18, 2016 ISBN 9780995828704.