Henry Ingersoll Bowditch
1808-1892
American physician whose fame is primarily because of a single article, "On Pleuristic Effusions, and the Necessity of Paracentesis for their Removal,"...
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The American physician Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808-1892) did research on chest diseases and established the first board of health in Massachusetts. He was also an ardent antislavery crusader.Henry ...
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