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The Semmelweis Handwashing Experiment: Mortality Data Nobody Wanted
Ignaz Semmelweis proved in 1847 that doctor handwashing reduced puerperal fever deaths from 18% to under 2%. The medical establishment rejected him anyway. Learn why.
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Ignaz Semmelweis proved in 1847 that doctor handwashing reduced puerperal fever deaths from 18% to under 2%. The medical establishment rejected him anyway. Learn why.