The etiology, the concept and the prophylaxis of childbed fever / by Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis ; translated by Frank P. Murphy ; edited with commentary and translation of the Semmelweis "Open letters" by Sherwin B. Nuland and Ferenc A. Gyorgyey.
| Author/creator | Semmelweis, Ignác Fülöp |
| Other author | Nuland, Sherwin B. |
| Other author | Gyorgyey, Ferenc A. |
| Other author | Longo, Lawrence D. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library, ©1990. |
| Description | lvii, [351]-893 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Spine title | Etiology of childbed fever |
| Series | Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library. UNAUTHORIZED |
| General note | "This special edition ... has been privately printed for the members of the Classics of Obstetrics & Gynecology Library." |
| General note | "The enigma of Semmelweis : an interpretation" by Sherwin P. Nuland: p. [xiii]-xlii. |
| General note | "Introduction" by Lawrence D. Longo: p. xliii-liv. |
| General note | Facsimile of : The etiology, the concept and the prophylaxis of childbed fever. Baltimore, MD : Williams and Wilkins, 1941. |
| General note | The "Open letters" to Spaeth, Scanzoni, Siebold, and all professors of obstetrics: p. [775]-880. |
| General note | "Biographical sketches of physicians referred to in the 'Open letters' ": p. [881]-893. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language | Translation of Aetiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers. |