Friedrich Wegener - bibliography

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Biography

German pathologist, 1907-1990.

Bibliography

  • D. G. James:
    In memoriam Friedrich Wegener (1907-1990). Sarcoidosis 1991, 8: 80-81.
  • H. Lehmann, K. Andrassy, N. Rasmussen, F. v. d. Woude:
    Friedrich Wegener. Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, 1991, 116: 113-114.
  • U. Mercado:
    Wegener's legacy.
    The Journal of Rheumatology, Toronto, 1992, 19: 1490-1491. Letter.
  • R. A. DeRemee:
    Friedrich Wegener and the Nature of Fame.
    Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, New York, 1993, 336: 1-4.
  • R. Gotze:
    Friedrich Wegner. Berömd patolog bakom egenartad granulomatos.
    Lakartidningen, Stockholm, 1994, 91: 1093-1096.
    In the series: Mannen bakom syndromet (The man behind the syndrome).
  • U. Mercado:
    Wegener’s granulomatosis: the man behind the eponym.
    Cleveland Clinic Quarterly, 1994; 61: 428-430.
  • A. Woywodt, M. Haubitz, H. Haller, E. L. Matteson:
    Wegener's granulomatosis.
    The Lancet, London, April 22, 2006, 367 (9519) : 1362-1366.

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