Christmas Disease, Mozart Ear, and the Stroganoff Method:The Humanity and Hassle of Medical Eponyms

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2012-10-16

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Burgard, Daniel

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0000-0003-1251-6015 (Burgard, Daniel E.)

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This 15‐minute presentation is meant to be a fairly light‐hearted look at the fascinating phenomenon of medical eponyms. It is not intended to be an exhaustive examination of eponyms. The presentation was first given on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at the annual meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association in Lubbock, Texas.

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Library and Information Science, Medicine and Health Sciences, Eponyms, medical eponyms, bias, meanings, bibliographic issues

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/25941

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