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A BRIEF HISTORY OF EPONYMS IN ENDOCRINOLOLOGY
Author(s) -
Gough Ian R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1986.tb01822.x
Subject(s) - medicine , general surgery
Many of the disorders of the endocrine glands are known by the names of the person credited with their description. The origins of commonly used eponyms and the original descriptions are reviewed.