RT Journal
T1 Réné théophile hyacinthe laenec: A memoir.
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1929
FD May 1
VO 43
IS 5
SP 732
OP 732
DO 10.1001/archinte.1929.00130280163012
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1929.00130280163012
AB This small volume has all the lure of romance, and at the same time, gives one the feeling of exhilaration which comes from an intimate appreciation of one of the earth's great spirits. For not only was Laenec a brilliant investigator, but he had a most richly and diversely endowed personality. It is evident from the sympathy and insight with which the subject is treated that the author has a great admiration and appreciation for him. He depicts most strikingly how in spite of poor health, poverty and a brief span of years Laenec accomplished one of the monumental advances in the knowledge and control of human disease. The historical setting and contemporary personages, both medical and nonmedical, are well portrayed.This book should be read by every medical student; it will afford several delightful hours to those interested in the development of the knowledge of disease in man, tuberculosis