Rene theophile hyacinthe laënnec (1781-1826): The man behind the stethoscope

Clinical Medicine and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 230-235

  Roguin, Ariel ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atrial systole; La nnec's cirrhosis; Mediate auscultation; Melanoma; Tuberculosis; Ventricular systole

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPHYSEMA; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART SOUND; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MELANOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCUSSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STETHOSCOPE; TUBERCULOSIS;

FRANCE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 33749317250     PISSN: 15394182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.4.3.230     Document Type: Review

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