The Doctor’s Plague, Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis

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pp. 191, “An analysis of nineteenth-century Viennese doctor Ignac Semmelweis’s reforms of the medical establishment describes his discovery of the correlation between hand washing and reduced infection, recounting how his early work contributed to the subsequent establishment of germ theory.”

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ISBN 0393052990
ISBN13 9780393052992
Number of pages 191
Original Title The Doctor's Plague, Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis
Published Date 2003
Book Condition very good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size Small 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First edition
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pp. 191, “An analysis of nineteenth-century Viennese doctor Ignac Semmelweis’s reforms of the medical establishment describes his discovery of the correlation between hand washing and reduced infection, recounting how his early work contributed to the subsequent establishment of germ theory.”

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Weight 1 kg