La defensa como origen de la pediatría

Jorie Braunold1

  • 1Archivist for the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois.

AMA journal of ethics
|September 1, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Abraham Jacobi fue pionero en pediatría, abogando por los niños y las familias. Su trabajo destacó los factores sociales que influyen en la salud de los niños, un concepto ahora central en la atención pediátrica.

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