[Franciszek Leopold Lafontaine (1756-1812) and his work on catarrh].
The professional and scientific activities of Leopold Lafontaine (1756-1812), an eminent military surgeon, the chief army surgeon in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw are presented in full particular. He was a editor-in-chief and publisher of the first Polish medical periodical "Dziennik Zdrowia dla Wszystkich Stanów" ("The Journal of Health for all the Estates"). His work on catarrh is discussed widely.
Kierzek
Andrzej
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Zakład Klinicznych Podstaw Fizjoterapii Katedry Fizjoterapii Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu. andrzejkierzek@wp.pl
D003139:Common Cold / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland