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[Our profession--as much an art as a science--Tidsskriftet 1881 - 1906]. 2006

Aina Schiøtz

Institutt for samfunnsmedisinske fag, Universitetet i Bergen. aina.schiotz@isf.uib.no

The Norwegian journal entitled The Journal of Practical Medicine: (Tidsskrift for praktisk Medicin) was established in 1881. From the eighth volume and onwards, publishing responsibility was taken over by the Norwegian Medical Association. In 1890, the name of the journal was changed to the Journal of The Norwegian Medical Association (Tidsskrift For Den norske laegeforening):, which this year celebrates its 125th anniversary. Why did a new medical journal emerge in the 1880s and why did it survive? How was the journal influenced by its time and how did it itself influence time, profession and field? Investigating the 25 first years of the history of the journal might give us some answers to these questions. The journal was more or less established as a protest against the strong theorisation of medicine and the dominant role of the natural sciences. The aim of the "founding fathers" was, through practical examples, to strengthen the art and practice of medicine. Practical experience is, the editors proclaimed, an essential source of medical knowledge and understanding. Under the auspices of the Medical Association, a new editorial line was established. From now on hygiene and social medicine were highlighted as key issues within medicine. In this the journal reflected dominant traits within society in general. Around 1900 there was an increasing demand for the competence of the professions in solving general problems. Steadily more areas were politicised and theorised. The journal reflected these traits and played an important role in the process of professionalisation and education in citizenship--in raising doctors' attention and responsibility towards societal issues.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009664	Norway	A country located in northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. The capital is Oslo.	Kingdom of Norway
D010506	Periodicals as Topic	Works about publications issued at stated, more or less regular, intervals.	Journals as Topic,Magazines,Newsletters,Magazine,Newsletter
D010821	Physicians, Family	Those physicians who have completed the education requirements specified by the American Academy of Family Physicians.	Family Physician,Family Physicians,Physician, Family
D012955	Societies, Medical	Societies whose membership is limited to physicians.	Medical Societies,Medical Society,Society, Medical
D049672	History, 19th Century	Time period from 1801 through 1900 of the common era.	19th Century History,19th Cent. History (Medicine),19th Cent. History of Medicine,19th Cent. Medicine,Historical Events, 19th Century,History of Medicine, 19th Cent.,History, Nineteenth Century,Medical History, 19th Cent.,Medicine, 19th Cent.,19th Cent. Histories (Medicine),19th Century Histories,Cent. Histories, 19th (Medicine),Cent. History, 19th (Medicine),Century Histories, 19th,Century Histories, Nineteenth,Century History, 19th,Century History, Nineteenth,Histories, 19th Cent. (Medicine),Histories, 19th Century,Histories, Nineteenth Century,History, 19th Cent. (Medicine),Nineteenth Century Histories,Nineteenth Century History
D049673	History, 20th Century	Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.	20th Century History,20th Cent. History (Medicine),20th Cent. History of Medicine,20th Cent. Medicine,Historical Events, 20th Century,History of Medicine, 20th Cent.,History, Twentieth Century,Medical History, 20th Cent.,Medicine, 20th Cent.,20th Cent. Histories (Medicine),20th Century Histories,Cent. Histories, 20th (Medicine),Cent. History, 20th (Medicine),Century Histories, 20th,Century Histories, Twentieth,Century History, 20th,Century History, Twentieth,Histories, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Histories, 20th Century,Histories, Twentieth Century,History, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Twentieth Century Histories,Twentieth Century History
D035081	Editorial Policies	The guidelines and policy statements set forth by the editor(s) or editorial board of a publication.	Editorial Policy,Policies, Editorial,Policy, Editorial