<p>René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture no...

Jacalyn Duffins History of Medicine provides a brief survey of the history of Western medicine with reference to recent scholarly literature and current issues in health care. Organized conceptually around the major fields of medical endeavour - anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, surgery, obstetrics, psychiatry, pediatrics, and family medicine - this book is an accessible overview of me...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicines most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffins fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded foundation of primary source material, including thousands of pages of handwritten patient records, lecture notes, ...