Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) and his essay on puerperal fever

P M Dunn

doi:10.1136/adc.2005.077578

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) and his essay on puerperal fever

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007 Jul;92(4):F325-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.077578.

Author

P M Dunn¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5BN, UK. P.M.Dunn@bristol.ac.uk

Abstract

Doctor, teacher of anatomy, conversationalist, essayist, and poet, in 1843 Holmes combined his medical and literary skills in a masterly dissertation on the epidemiology and prevention of puerperal fever.

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Female
History, 19th Century
Humans
Massachusetts
Obstetrics / history*
Puerperal Infection / history*
Puerperal Infection / prevention & control

Personal name as subject

Oliver Wendell Holmes