Hempelian and Kuhnian approaches in the philosophy of medicine: The Semmelweis case

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 159-181

  Gillies, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carl Hempel; Ignaz Semmelweis; Medicine; Puerperal fever; Thomas Kuhn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTORY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION;

AUSTRIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTORIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION;

EID: 14844337819     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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