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Stethoscopes

Known as: Stethoscope 
Instruments intended to detect and study sound produced by the heart, lungs, or other parts of the body. (from UMDNS, 1999)
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Islamic State creates jihadi health service
Feature, doi:10.1136/bmj.h3479 Many doctors in war zones seek to remain independent, but the situation in Syria and Iraq is… 
2012
2012
Spitting Blood: The history of tuberculosis
Prologue: George Orwell (1903-1950) 1. Ancient Bacteria, Old Diseases 2. All With 'A Touch of Consumption'? 3. Tubercles, Airs… 
2012
2012
Design of Wireless Electronic Stethoscope Based on Zigbee
The auscultation of heart sounds is an important method of diagnosing disease.In this paper,we discuss the application of… 
2011
2011
Digital Stethoscope for Heart Sounds
The stethoscope has been used for many years, and has been very effective to diagnose certain cardiologic and pulmonologic sounds… 
2007
2007
Contamination Level of Stethoscopes Used By Physicians and Physician Assistants
The Journal of Physician Assistant Education | 2007 Vol 18 No 2 INTRODUCTION The stethoscope is a popular instrument used by… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Detection of the first heart sound using a time-delay neural network
A method for detecting the first heart sound (SI) using a time-delay neural network (TDNN) is reported The network consists of a… 
1983
1983
Video Stethoscope—A Simple Method for Assuring Continuous Bilateral Lung Ventilation during Anesthesia
Complications of endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are infrequent but important causes of intraoperative… 
1981
1981
John Creery Ferguson 1802-1865: Physician and fetologist.
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Review
1981
Review
1981
The varicocele and male infertility.
Varicocele found in 8-22% of the general population but in 21-39% of men attending infertility clinics is now accepted as an… 
1979
1979
A preliminary report of "subclinical varicocele": diagnosis by Doppler ultrasonic stethoscope. Examination and initial results of surgical therapy.
Two hundred sixteen consecutive infertility patients were examined with the Doppler ultrasonic stethoscope to detect incompetence…