Should eponyms be abandoned? Yes
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- 30 August 2007
- Vol. 335 (7617), 424
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39308.342639.ad
Abstract
Medicine has been enthusiastic in naming tests, symptoms, and diseases after their discoverers. Alexander Woywodt and Eric Matteson argue that eponyms are no longer appropriate, but Judith A Whitworth believes they remain a useful reflection of medical historyKeywords
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