书目名称 | Jan Gösta Waldenström and His World |
副标题 | The Life and Work of |
编辑 | Frank Wollheim |
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概述 | The first biography of this giant in science, medicine and humanity.Discusses insights into fascinating developments in basic and clinical medicine.Based on personal acquaintance with many unique priv |
丛书名称 | Springer Biographies |
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描述 | .Jan Waldenström (1906-1996) was the leading Swedish internist of the twentieth century. The first chapter of the book presents his remarkable family including five generations of physicians. Born in Stockholm, we follow JW to medical school at Uppsala University during 1924–33. In 1934–5, he spent a year in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Hans Fischer in Munich. In 1937, he defended a landmark thesis on acute intermittent porphyria. As “Docent” (assistant professor) in Uppsala, he discovered two new diseases in 1943, one of which was macroglobulinemia. In 1944–5, he spent 7 months in the US commissioned by the Swedish Health Board. This started friendships and interactions with leading colleagues and scientists. With time, JW fostered a worldwide network of contacts and became a most influential international authority. But this was just the beginning. ..The book follows Waldenström‘s remarkable career including his description of chronic active hepatitis as a new disease and the carcinoid syndrome. Among his many other significant achievements were the introduction of nuclear medicine in Sweden and his pioneering the concept of poly- and monoclonal gammopathies. His legacy is em |
出版日期 | Book 2023 |
关键词 | Waldenström‘s macroglobulinemia; Internal medicine; hematology; carcinoid syndrome; Dag Hammaskjöld; mono |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36739-7 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-36741-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-36739-7Series ISSN 2365-0613 Series E-ISSN 2365-0621 |
issn_series | 2365-0613 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |