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- Title
THE EVIL OF EPONYMS.
- Authors
Richards, George L.
- Abstract
Presents an article published one hundred years ago in JAMA by George L. Richards, Chairman of the Section on Laryngology and Otology of the American Medical Association. His views on the medical practice of naming treatments and operations with the names of their real or supposed originators; Examples of this including Killian's operation, Panse's flap and others; His suggestion that medical procedures be described clearly.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EPONYMS; AMERICAN Medical Association; MEDICAL journalism; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; EAR diseases; MEDICAL societies; HISTORY
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003, Vol 290, Issue 15, p2072
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.290.15.2072