title: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) and his essay on puerperal fever.
abstract: Doctor, teacher of anatomy, conversationalist, essayist, and poet, in 1843 Holmes combined his medical and literary skills in a masterly dissertation on the epidemiology and prevention of puerperal fever.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5BN, UK. P.M.Dunn@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history*; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control