| Maimonides: physician and nephrologist. | |
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PMID: 7847460 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon) was born in 1135 in Cordoba, the son of a Jewish rabbi. After a seminomadic upbringing in Spain and North Africa during the rule of the Almohades, Maimonides settled in Fostate (Old Cairo), where he became renowned as a physician, eventually being appointed as court physician to Saladin and his son. Maimonides wrote both religious and medical treatises, the latter including the Medical Aphorisms of Moses in which he deals with almost all aspects of health and disease. His aphorisms on urine and the kidney were influenced by Galen, to whose contributions he added new dimensions. His aphorisms dealt with a variety of renal diseases recognized today. |
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Authors:
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S G Massry |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of nephrology Volume: 14 ISSN: 0250-8095 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Nephrol. Publication Date: 1994 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-03-08 Completed Date: 1995-03-08 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8109361 Medline TA: Am J Nephrol Country: SWITZERLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 307-12 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
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Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033. |
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Egypt History, Medieval Humans Jews / history Nephrology / history* Spain |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Maimonides |
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