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. 2013 Nov;106(11):461-3.
doi: 10.1177/0141076813507844.

Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis' studies of death in childbirth

Irvine Loudon  1
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Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis' studies of death in childbirth

Irvine Loudon. J R Soc Med. 2013 Nov.
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