A Concise History of Paediatric Gastroenterology.RC801 1-904218-33-4 A concise history of paediatric Adj. 1. paediatric - of or relating to the medical care of children; "pediatric dentist" pediatric gastroenterology gastroenterology Medical specialty dealing with digestion and the digestive system. In the 17th century Jan Baptista van Helmont conducted the first scientific studies in the field; William Beaumont published his own observations in 1833. . Walker-Smith, John and W. Allan Walker. Bladon Medical Publishing, [c]2004 105 p. $35.00 (pa) A 2003 meeting in London between clinicians and medical historians marked the emergence of the discipline of the history of pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. gastroenterology. Based on that meeting, Walker-Smith (Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, London) and Walker (Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ) report on major developments and challenges in the field. They overview parent specialties, the adoption of diagnostic and treatment methods to children, organizations and literature devoted to pediatric gastroenterolgy, and specific disorders. Lacks an index. |
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