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Which ward had lower mortality rates according to Semmelweis's observation?
Doctor's wards
Midwives' wards
Children's ward
Elderly's ward
Answer
Semmelweis observed that the mortality rates in the wards where medical students and doctors treated patients were much higher than those in the wards where midwives treated patients. He believed that the doctors and medical students were spreading infection from their unwashed hands to the patients.
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