Tainted eponyms in medicine: The "Clara" cell joins the list

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 706-708

  Woywodt, A ^a   Lefrak, S ^b   Matteson, E ^c  

^a LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARA CELL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANATOMY; EPONYMS; GERMANY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LUNG; MEDICINE; NATIONAL SOCIALISM;

EID: 77957848356     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00046110     Document Type: Editorial

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