Medical history: Dr. Holmes at 200 - The spirit of skepticism

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 846-847

  Bryan, Charles S ^a,b   Podolsky, Scott H ^c,d  

^a Providence Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Center for the History of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; AUTHOR; FEVER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MICROSCOPY; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL FEVER; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISTORY; HUMAN; THERAPY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; THERAPEUTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69349085901     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0905310     Document Type: Article

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