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History of the stethoscope an overview.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15981377     Owner:  HMD     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The stethoscope represents the physician perhaps more than any other symbol, except the shaft of Aesculpaius of Kos Island, Greece (birthplace of Hippocrates) - the god of Temple medicine of the Greek antiquity. In early modern ear of the 19th century, it was spectacular product of developing synthetic chemical technology which was progressively used in its making. It was a remarkable addition to the clinico-diagnostic armamentarium of doctors. Laennec paved the way in 1819, and since then it has been a long march of continuous innovative development supplying for the demand of relevant auscultatory bedside tool to examine different medical conditions.
Authors:
Sisir K Majumdar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad)     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0304-9558     ISO Abbreviation:  Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad     Publication Date:    2002 Jul-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-06-27     Completed Date:  2005-07-07     Revised Date:  2006-05-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7510174     Medline TA:  Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad     Country:  India    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  137-50     Citation Subset:  Q    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Equipment Design
History, 17th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, Ancient
Stethoscopes / history*

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