Sir Wilfrid Percy Henry Sheldon
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British paediatrician, born November 23, 1901; died September 9, 1983.
Biography of Sir Wilfrid Percy Henry Sheldon
We thank Zoran Bojanic, Serbia, for information on Sir Wilfrid Percy Henry Sheldon.
Bibliography
- Text Book of Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. 1936. 8th edition, 1962.
Obituary: British Medical Journal 1983, 287: 918, 992 and 1146.
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