Denny-Brown, Boston City Hospital, and the history of American neurology

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-518

  Vilensky, Joel A ^a   Gilman, Sid ^b   Sinish, Pandy R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5644287354     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2004.0074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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