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Nineteenth-century medicine was characterized by constant competition among three major medical sects: Regulars, Eclectics, and Homeopaths.<ref>Sandvick, Clinton (2016)<i>''[https://www.amazon.com/Defining-Practice-Medicine-Licensing-Physicians-ebook/dp/B01LXWRYFB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476595295&sr=8-1&keywords=medical+licensing+sandvick Defining the Practice of Medicine: Licensing American Physicians, 1870-1907].''</i></ref> Each of these medical sects not only meaningfully disagreed on how to treat illnesses and diseases, but sought to portray their type of practice as the most effective and scientific. Arguably none of the three sects was superior to the others, but their adherents concluded that their sectarian beliefs were better than their competitors.