Reflections on eponyms in medicine: Present, past and future

Rodríguez-Gama Á.; Donado-Moré A.F.; Salcedo-Quinche M.P.

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dc.creator	Rodríguez-Gama Á.	spa
dc.creator	Donado-Moré A.F.	spa
dc.creator	Salcedo-Quinche M.P.	spa
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-26T00:00:15Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-26T00:00:15Z
dc.date.created	2014	spa
dc.description.abstract	Physicians and all people working in the health care sector, students and the general public are used to using terms like Alzheimer’s or Down’s syndrome, often without having any idea about their historical importance. The present article reflects on some important ideas regarding eponyms used in medicine. They should not be considered the last word but rather material for future discussion on the topic. A search was made for articles on the topic in the PubMed (using MeSH term “Eponyms)” and Embase databases (using Emtree term “Nomenclature” and combining it with other terms like internal medicine). The indexes of reference books dealing with medicine’s main areas were reviewed; this led to compiling some lists of eponyms which have been totally or partially absorbed into the literature. Some professors were also consulted regarding their respective fields of expertise who reviewed such lists and made their own suggestions. It may be foreseen that eponyms will continue to be used, at least in the near future as they play a fundamental role in communication between people working in the healthcare sector. © 2014 Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All rights reserved.	eng
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dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23187
dc.language.iso	eng	spa
dc.publisher	Universidad Nacional de Colombia	spa
dc.relation.citationEndPage
dc.relation.citationIssue	No. 2
dc.relation.citationStartPage	1
dc.relation.citationTitle	Revista Facultad de Medicina
dc.relation.citationVolume	Vol. 62
dc.relation.ispartof	Revista Facultad de Medicina, Vol.62, No.2 (2014); pp. 1-	spa
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dc.rights.accesRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.acceso	Abierto (Texto Completo)	spa
dc.source.instname	instname:Universidad del Rosario	spa
dc.source.reponame	reponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocUR	spa
dc.subject.keyword	Disease	spa
dc.subject.keyword	(mesh)	spa
dc.subject.keyword	Eponyms	spa
dc.subject.keyword	Syndrome	spa
dc.title	Reflections on eponyms in medicine: Present, past and future	spa
dc.title.TranslatedTitle	Reflexiones en torno a los epónimos en medicina: Presente, pasado y futuro	spa
dc.type	article	eng
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dc.type.spa	Artículo	spa