Semmelweis Was Concerned That More Instances of Childbed Fever Occurred

question 5

Multiple Choice

Semmelweis was concerned that more instances of childbed fever occurred in the

• A) Vienna General Hospital than in other hospitals.
• B) Vienna General Hospital than in home deliveries.
• C) First Maternity Division than in the Second.
• D) Second Maternity Division than in the First.

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