Medical eponyms
Eponyms are a long-standing tradition in medicine. Eponyms usually involve honoring a prominent physician scientist who played a major role in the identification of the disease. Under the right circumstances, a disease becomes well known through the name of this individual. There are no rules on epo...
Main Authors: | Robert P. Ferguson, Deborah Thomas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2014-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/download/25046/pdf_1 |
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