title: The extraordinary Dr Biggs.
authors.affiliation: Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 100 Simpson Memorial Institute, Box 0725, 102 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0725, USA. howard@umich.edu
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Markel
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