title: A memoir of Sir John Forbes (1787-1861).
abstract: The 150th anniversary of the death of Sir John Forbes passed on 13 November 2011 perhaps unnoticed except in his native land. This memoir is an attempt to remind the medical profession of some of his achievements and of the value of percussion and auscultation in the bedside diagnosis of diseases of the heart and lungs.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Consultant Chest Physician, Liverpool, UK rivendelm@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agnew
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D012606:Scotland; D013782:Textbooks as Topic / Q000266:history*; D014177:Translations
keywords: John Forbes; Stethoscopy; Translations