The etiology, the concept and the prophylaxis of childbed fever

The etiology, the concept and the prophylaxis of childbed fever / by Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis ; translated by Frank P. Murphy ; edited with commentary and translation of the Semmelweis "Open letters" by Sherwin B. Nuland and Ferenc A. Gyorgyey.

Author/creator	Semmelweis, Ignác Fülöp, 1818-1865
Other author/creator	Nuland, Sherwin B.
Other author/creator	Gyorgyey, Ferenc A.
Other author/creator	Longo, Lawrence D.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library, ©1990.
Description	lvii, [351]-893 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Puerperal septicemia. Asepsis and antisepsis. Puerperal Infection--etiology. Sepsis--prevention & control. History of Medicine. History, 19th Century.

Spine title	Etiology of childbed fever
Series	Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library. UNAUTHORIZED
General note	"This special edition ... has been privately printed for the members of the Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library."
General note	"The enigma of Semmelweis : an interpretation" by Sherwin P. Nuland: p. [xiii]-xlii.
General note	"Introduction" by Lawrence D. Longo: p. xliii-liv.
General note	Facsimile of : The etiology, the concept and the prophylaxis of childbed fever. Baltimore, MD : Williams and Wilkins, 1941.
General note	The "Open letters" to Spaeth, Scanzoni, Siebold, and all professors of obstetrics: p. [775]-880.
General note	"Biographical sketches of physicians referred to in the 'Open letters' ": p. [881]-893.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Language	Translation of Aetiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	History Reading Room - Does not circulate	WQ 100 S472A 1990	✔ Available