| Professor Arthur Norman Exton-Smith CBE MA MD FRCP (1920-90): distinguished geriatrician and gerontologist. | |
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PMID: 19190191 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Professor Norman Exton-Smith was a highly respected, distinguished postwar consultant geriatrician with a worldwide reputation. He devoted his life to improving the medical care of elderly people and researching age-related decline in physical function, particularly thermoregulation and postural balance. He established thriving clinical and research departments at St Pancras Hospital, London. Many of his junior medical staff became well-known geriatricians. He published and lectured extensively, organized many meetings and conferences, and was advisor to the Department of Health and Social Security for many years. He was a valued authority on geriatric medicine within the Royal College of Physicians of London and a major influence in the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) of which he was Secretary and later the President. |
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Authors:
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M J Denham |
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits |
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Title: Journal of medical biography Volume: 17 ISSN: 0967-7720 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Biogr Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-02-04 Completed Date: 2009-07-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9308895 Medline TA: J Med Biogr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 8-13 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
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ucgamjd@ucl.ac.uk |
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Body Temperature Regulation Geriatrics / history* History, 20th Century Humans Postural Balance |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Arthur Norman Exton-Smith |
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