Laennec and the Stethoscope
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The cardiology of R.T.H. Laennec.
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) made an extensive study of the heart that has been examined by historians in different ways, all inadequate, ranging from open ridicule to bemused indulgence.' Words like "wrong" or "less excellent" have been applied to his conclusions and he has been accused of leaving the study of heart disease in a hopeless "snarl".2 Usually this aspect of Laennec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2469-5793
DOI: 10.23937/2469-5793/1510023