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Open Access 01-05-2014 | Biographical profile

Lawson Wilkins and my life: part 3

Author: Claude J Migeon

Published in: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology | Special Issue 1/2014

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At this point, it is important to outline the contributions of Dr. Wilkins to the medical field. He is often referred to as the “Father of Pediatric Endocrinology.” Indeed, he came to the field of Pediatrics at a time when it was subdivided into specialties. He and his textbook “The Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence” (1^st Edition, 1950) were the basis of this new field. …

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Title: Lawson Wilkins and my life: part 3
Author: Claude J Migeon
Publication date: 01-05-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1687-9856
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1687-9856-2014-S1-S4

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