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| − | + | '''John Snow''' is considered the father of modern [[epidemiology]]. | |
| − | + | He contributed "the theory that [[cholera]] is communicated by means of a contaminated water-supply."<ref> [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/snowbio.html Biography of John Snow]</ref> | |
| + | <ref>"He demonstrated that cholera is communicated by contaminated water, and he made the art of anaesthesia a science." [http://www.general-anaesthesia.com/images/john-snow.html]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html John Snow - a historical giant in epidemiology] | ||
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| + | [[category:Scientific pioneers]] | ||
Revision as of 00:33, August 31, 2011
John Snow is considered the father of modern epidemiology. He contributed "the theory that cholera is communicated by means of a contaminated water-supply."[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Biography of John Snow
- ↑ "He demonstrated that cholera is communicated by contaminated water, and he made the art of anaesthesia a science." [1]