title: How dramatic were the effects of handwashing on maternal mortality observed by Ignaz Semmelweis?
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine familiale et de médecine d'urgence, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G0R 1Z0.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: La Rochelle
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Julien
mesh_terms: D001207:Asepsis / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000266:history; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000266:history / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*