The ''London Medical and Surgical Journal'' was a British

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first published as a monthly in 1828. The founding

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were John Davies,

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, and Joseph Houlton. The editorial line was in favour of medical reform. It also wrote from the perspective of independent medical teachers and general practitioners in London, and represented the

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interest. In the same market as ''

The Lancet ''The Lancet'' is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. It was founded in England in 1823. The journal publishes original research articles, ...

'', it was less scurrilous and at 6''d''. competed on price. The journal closed down shortly after its editor, Michael Ryan, became insolvent in 1836.Desmond, p. 170.

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