Elizabeth Knapp Smith
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American paediatrician.
Biography of Elizabeth Knapp Smith
Elizabeth Knapp Smith performed pioneering studies in paediatric clinical chemistry.
We thank André Trombeta for information submitted.
Bibliography
- Pierre Ferrier, Thomas H. Shepard, II, and Elizabeth Knapp Smith:
Growth disturbances and values for hormone excretion in various forms of precocious sexual development. Pediatrics, 1961, 28: 258-275.
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