[Wegener and Wegener's disease].
This article describes the history and significance of the eponym 'Wegener'. After the American College of Chest Physicians awarded Wegener with the Master Clinician Award, discussion about his Nazi past arose. Should the eponym 'Wegener' be maintained?
LUMC, afd. Public Health en Eerstelijnsgeneeskunde, Leiden, the Netherlands. a.knuistingh_neven@lumc.nl
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Knuistingh Neven
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