title: Helena Kagan (1889-1978): the first paediatrician in Israel.
abstract: In the Spring of 1914 Helena Kagan, a young 25-year-old physician, settled in Jerusalem. She opened a clinic at her home and became the first paediatrician in the country. She founded institutions to improve the health of Jerusalem children and engaged in extensive public activity on behalf of the Jerusalem community.
authors.affiliation: Kaye Academic College of Education, Beer-Sheva, Israel. zipirubin@walla.com
authors.forename: Zipora
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D002669:Child Welfare / Q000266:history*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*; D012426:Russia