To See with a Better Eye : a Life of R.T.H. Laennec.

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René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duffin, Jacalyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
Temas:
Laennec, R. T. H. > (René Théophile Hyacinthe), > 1781-1826.
Laennec, R. T. H. > (Rene Theophile Hyacinthe), > 1781-1826.
Physicians > France > Biography.
MEDICAL > History.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Physicians.
France.
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, unpublished essays, and letters. She situates Laennec, the scientist and teacher, within the broader social and intellectual currents of post-Revolutionary France. Her work uncovers a complex cha.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (473 pages)
ISBN:9781400864676
1400864674

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