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At Necker Hospital, Paris, France, in 1816, Dr. Theophile Laennec devised hollow wooden cylinders for listening to sounds in patients' chests. These early stethoscopes helped physicians to better understand diseases of the lungs.
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Pfizer; Source: Research; Research date: 06/23/2015