Caso Smmelweis: al filo del paradigma médico moderno

Through this pages, we made an analysis on Semmelweis biography, which showed that he high death rate for women after giving birth was caused by infectious agents transmitted by contaminated hands of the doctors. From the beginning, we wondered what made of Semmelweis an accursed person. An insight...

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Main Authors: Rita Bocó, Gisela Bulanikian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2007-07-01
Series:Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/3411