Joseph Lister: father of modern surgery

On the centenary of Joseph Lister's death, it is appropriate to remember and honour his remarkable accomplishments that earned him the title "father of modern surgery." 9 references

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Surgery 2012-10, Vol.55 (5), p.E8-E9
Main Authors: Pitt, Dennis, MD MEd, Aubin, Jean-Michel, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amputation
Appreciation
Disinfectants - history
Fermentation
Fractures, Open - history
Fractures, Open - surgery
General Surgery - history
Germ Theory of Disease - history
History of medicine
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Infection Control - history
Infection Control - methods
Inflammation - history
Limb Salvage
Lister, Joseph
Lister, Joseph, Sir
Online Correspondence
Personal profiles
Phenol - history
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical Wound Infection - history
United Kingdom
Wound Healing
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Summary:On the centenary of Joseph Lister's death, it is appropriate to remember and honour his remarkable accomplishments that earned him the title "father of modern surgery." 9 references
ISSN:0008-428X
1488-2310
DOI:10.1503/cjs.007112