British dental journal
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British dental journal · Oct 1990
Biography Historical Article'The Yankee dodge': some new observations on the discovery of anaesthesia.
The discovery of general anaesthesia is arguably the most important advance in the practice of surgery. To whom the credit belongs has, however, remained controversial. A first-hand account has now indicated that this controversy can finally be resolved, and that the credit for the discovery of anaesthesia should be given to Horace Wells.