title: [Semmelweis' scientific theory was overturned by the surrounding world and his personality].
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. g_lagercrantz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lagercrantz
mesh_terms: D000985:Antisepsis / Q000266:history*; D001207:Asepsis / Q000266:history*; D001317:Austria; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history; D017053:Infection Control / Q000266:history; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control