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The birth of American neurology and highlights from the first 100 years of the Philadelphia Neurological Society, 1884-1984.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3895035     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Philadelphia Neurological Society was founded 100 years ago by Charles K. Mills, together with Wharton Sinkler, J.T. Eskridge, and Francis X. Dercum. S. Weir Mitchell was the first president and served for 5 additional years. American neurology was born in Philadelphia at the Orthopedic Hospital and the Infirmary for Nervous Diseases. The growth in neurology in this country is reflected in the activities of the Philadelphia Neurological Society.
Authors:
L C McHenry
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurology     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0028-3878     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurology     Publication Date:  1985 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-09-26     Completed Date:  1985-09-26     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401060     Medline TA:  Neurology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1326-30     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM; Q    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Neurology / history*
Pennsylvania
Societies, Medical

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