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Should eponyms be abandoned? Yes

Medicine has been enthusiastic in naming tests, symptoms, and diseases after their discoverers. Alexander Woywodt and Eric Matteson argue that eponyms are no longer appropriate, but Judith A Whitworth believes they remain a useful reflection of medical history

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Main Authors: Woywodt, Alexander, Matteson, Eric
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1962844/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17762033
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39308.342639.AD
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