title: Experiments and observations: how William Beaumont and Alexis St. Martin seized the moment of scientific progress.
authors.affiliation: Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan, 100 Simpson Institute, Box 0724, 100 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0725, USA. howard@umich.edu
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Markel
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000266:history; D002170:Canada; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000266:history; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history; D005197:Famous Persons; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033281:Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation / Q000266:history*; D019370:Observation; D014481:United States; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000266:history