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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 9/2019

01-08-2019 | Pediatrics | Commentary

A portrait of pediatric leadership: Dr. Benjamin Spock

Author: Richard B. Gunderman

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 9/2019

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Excerpt

Pediatric radiologists can turn to many sources for leadership guidance: programming and publications at professional meetings and journals, courses offered by hospitals and health systems, and degree programs in business and health administration. Yet one of the best sources of insight is right under our noses — predecessors in the field of pediatrics whose leadership has left an enduring imprint on our profession and patients. When it comes to sheer magnitude, no pediatrician in recent memory left a larger mark or offered more inspiration for leaders than Benjamin Spock. …
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Metadata
Title
A portrait of pediatric leadership: Dr. Benjamin Spock
Author
Richard B. Gunderman
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Pediatrics
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-019-04446-w

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