[Sixty years of rheumatological service in Croatia (on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Drago Cop)].
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Drago Cop and the 60th anniversary of the first rheumatological institution in Croatia founded by him, the person of Drago Cop is presented as well as his merits for Croatian rheumatology and medicine in general. He published the first programmatical article "Rheumatism, problem of national health and national economy" in 1930; he founded the first rheumatological institution in Croatia (Centralna reuma-stanica) in 1938; he actuated the founding of the section for rheumatology, physical medicine and balneology of the Croatian Medical Association in 1947; he started our first rheumatological journal "Reumatizam" in 1954. All this has deservedly earned him the attribute of founder of rheumatology in Croatia.
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D017523:Croatia; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000266:history*