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Leopold Freund (1868–1943) & priority for X-ray therapy for benign disease
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Abstract
The Viennese dermatologist Leopold Freund (1868–1943) is accepted as having priority for the therapeutic use of X-rays for non-malignant disease. This brief article includes the medical history of Freund’s 1896 patient.
Abstract
The Viennese dermatologist Leopold Freund (1868–1943) is accepted as having priority for the therapeutic use of X-rays for non-malignant disease. This brief article includes the medical history of Freund’s 1896 patient.
Keywords
alopecia; cancer; dermatology; Leopold Freund; hirsutes; Jewish assets in World War II; naevus pigmentosus pilosus; Nobel Prize; radiotherapy; Eduard Schiff; sunburn; X-rays; Zinnkraut
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Leopold Freund (1868–1943) & priority for X-ray therapy for benign disease
Journal
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology
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Pages
187-190
Published online
2019-12-31
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Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2019;69(5-6):187-190.
Keywords
alopecia
cancer
dermatology
Leopold Freund
hirsutes
Jewish assets in World War II
naevus pigmentosus pilosus
Nobel Prize
radiotherapy
Eduard Schiff
sunburn
X-rays
Zinnkraut
Authors
Richard F. Mould