Stethoscope versus X-Rays
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The bicentennial of the stethoscope: a reappraisal
BACKGROUND AND AIM Two hundred years ago Laennec, a young French physician discovered the stethoscope, in order to improve the lung auscultation. The stethoscope became the emblematic appendix of the physicians. Nurses use it also to monitor patients and medical students are proud to use it. We critically review the significance of the stethoscope 200 years after its discovery. METHODS Pertin...
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