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Historical Bibliography Updated: January 30, 2020

Abhandlung über Perkussion und Auskultation.

Publication Details

Vienna: Witwe & Braumüller, 1839 CE.

Skoda classified the various sounds obtained on percussion according to their musical pitch and tone. “Skoda’s resonance” is an important diagnostic sign in pneumonia and pericardial effusion. Following Skoda’s work, percussion at last gained general acceptance as a diagnostic procedure. Digital facsimile of the 1842 second edition from the Internet Archive at this link. English translation, 1853.

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Entry Number#2676
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/3525
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLabhandlung-ber-perkussion-und-auskultation

Geographic Context

Publication place: Vienna