Memorial of the unknown warrior

Humankind's greatest benefactors may be those who pioneered pain relief and anaesthesia. The broader mission of science should be to reduce pain and suffering in the world.

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Published inEMBO reports Vol. 12; no. 4; p. 286
Main Author Kováč, Ladislav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.04.2011
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
Anesthesia
History of medicine
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Memorials & monuments
Pain
Pain management
Science - history
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Summary:Humankind's greatest benefactors may be those who pioneered pain relief and anaesthesia. The broader mission of science should be to reduce pain and suffering in the world.
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Ladislav Kováč is Professor of Biochemistry at Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. E-mail: kovacl@fns.uniba.sk
ISSN:1469-221X
1469-3178
DOI:10.1038/embor.2011.36