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Abstract
Readers interested in the history of medicine may already be well acquainted with some of the subjects, such as the discovery of the x-ray, the development of surgical anesthesia (which was the subject of an earlier book by Fenster), and the finding by Ignaz Semmelweis that hand washing by doctors could prevent childbed fever.
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Title
MAVERICKS, MIRACLES, AND MEDICINE: THE PIONEERS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO BRING MEDICINE INTO THE MODERN AGE
Author
Gastel, Barbara, MD, MPH
Pages
91-92
Section
Book Review
Publication year
2004
Publication date
Jan 1, 2004
Website
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
223943084
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.