Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879-1950) and antenatal paediatrics
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Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879-1950) and antenatal paediatrics.
Born and educated in the Midlands, Sir Leonard Parsons made major contributions to the field of paediatrics in that area and played a leading role in the regional organisation of this specialty throughout the United Kingdom in the later years of his life. He was a founder member and later President of the British Paediatric Association, and later became Vice-President of the International Pedia...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/fn.86.1.f65