Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke was a German internist and surgeon. His main contribution to internal medicine was the introduction of the lumbar puncture for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. After 1874, his main area of research was pulmonary medicine.
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About this person
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1842 to 1922 · aged 79
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