The 200th anniversary of the stethoscope: Can this low-tech device survive in the high-tech 21st century?

In 1816, Laennec discovered that auscultation of the heart and lungs could effectively be performed by placing a hollow cylinder (initially made of a roll of paper) between the chest of the patient and the ear of the examiner. This was the first step in the development of the stethoscope, which was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European heart journal 2016-12, Vol.37 (47), p.3536-3543
Hauptverfasser:	Bank, Ivan, Vliegen, Hubert W, Bruschke, Albert V G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anniversaries and Special Events Auscultation Humans Physical Examination Stethoscopes
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