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1Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. llongo@llu.edu
Abstract:
For many it is difficult to grasp, let alone understand in any depth, the abundant nature of William Osler's (1849-1919) influence. Although knowing his name as a distinguished physician, few have more than a scant appreciation of his manifold contributions to medicine, and his example as the physician/historian and medical humanist par excellence. This essay considers Osler's scholarship as evidenced in his historical and biographical writings, and some lessons that we might learn from his endeavours.
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