René Laënnec Revolutionizes the Diagnosis of Chest Diseases with His Invention of the Stethoscope
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In 1816 French physician René Laënnec began using a device of his own inv...
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René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laënnec
1781-1826
French Physician and Inventor
In 1816 René Laënnec invented the stethoscope. His 1819 book about his use of this instrument inaugura...
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Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826), the French physician hailed as the father of thoracic medicine, forever transformed the diagnosis of chest disease through his invention of the stethoscop...
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René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec, known as the father of modern knowledge of pulmonary disease, is considered by many as one of the greatest clinicians of all time. He made a major contr...
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