Ignac Semmelweis (1818-1865) of Budapest and the prevention of puerperal fever

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Dunn, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEVER; GERMANY; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DISORDER; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; PUERPERAL INFECTION;

EID: 21644435891     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.062901     Document Type: Review

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