János Bókai

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János Bókai (

Idősebb Bókai János; 18 May 1822 – 20 October 1884) was a Hungarian academic, professor,[1] pediatrician and the director of a children's hospital in Budapest.[2]
He also pioneered rhino-laryngology and the development of laryngoscopy and rhinoscopy. He wrote the anamnesis of Ignaz Semmelweis[1] which played a role in the admission of Semmelweis to an insane asylum, where he died.[3]

References

Monographs

  • Benedek, István (1983). Semmelweis Krankheit. Budapest, Hungary: Akadémiai Kiadó (Translated from Hungarian to German by Alfred Falway). .

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