The Story of Hyperparathyroidism at the Massachusetts General Hospital
1966; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 274; Issue: 21 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1056/nejm196605262742105
ISSN1533-4406
Autores Tópico(s)History of Medical Practice
ResumoHYPERPARATHYROIDISM was discovered nearly simultaneously in Europe and America just forty years ago (1925 and 1926).1 2 3 4 5 The manner of discovery on either side of the Atlantic was basically different. Neither side was aware of what was happening on the other, but all on both sides thought of it then as a disease of bone and rare. Over the years, however, we have come to realize that the primary glandular disorder appears in a variety of clinical forms and the disease is by no means uncommon. It was the American approach to the discovery that led to the wider recognition of . . .
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