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A history of psychology: main currents in psychological thought

about softening of bones and skeletal deformities. On the basis of autopsy, he concludes that the anatomical seat of whooping-cough (coqueluche) is neither the chest nor the stomach, but rather the upper part of the oesophagus, pharynx, and larynx. For most ailments, he finds little difficulty in diagnosis (the characteristic cough of coqueluche may be recognized before even seeing the child). ...