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Dueling Doctors

Authors: JAMES R. KEANE, MD

Abstract

Formal “duels of honor” ruled upper-class conduct for centuries. That social pressure could compel a choice of “death before dishonor” seems nearly incomprehensible today. Physicians might have been expected to disdain dueling as contrary to professional ethics, but a few rather colorful physicians did enter the lists. Details of some of the most famous physician duels are summarized in this article.

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