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Health of Anton Chekhov

Russia · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1897Date range
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1897

Anton Chekhov1897

Moscow · Science / Medicine

Chekhov suffers a major haemorrhage of the lungs while on a visit to Moscow and, with great difficulty, is persuaded to enter a clinic, where the doctors diagnosed tuberculosis on the upper part of his lungs and ordered a change

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Anton Chekhov

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