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Rheumatology International
Published in: Rheumatology International 8/2009

01-06-2009 | Short Communication

About the legacy of Victor Santamarina: the first Cuban rheumatologist

Author: Angel Checa

Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 8/2009

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Excerpt

In the official Cuban Journal of Rheumatology (Revista Cubana de Reumatología), the staff of the Cuban Society of Rheumatology in a review article about the history of rheumatology in Cuba, incorrectly recognized Dr. Manuel Lombas instead of Dr. Victor Santamarina, as the father of rheumatology in Cuba [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
About the legacy of Victor Santamarina: the first Cuban rheumatologist
Author
Angel Checa
Publication date
01-06-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Rheumatology International / Issue 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Electronic ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-0876-9

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