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A brief history of medical taxonomy and diagnosis

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  1. Rheumatology Department IV, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Frankel Leo u 38-40, 1023, Budapest, Hungary

    Geza P. Balint

  2. Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    W. Watson Buchanan

  3. University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan Dequeker

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Published online: 2 February 2006

“Nor bring to watch me cease to live Some Doctor, full of phrase and fame To shake his sapient head and give The ill he can not cure—a name! Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) The Wish

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Balint, G.P., Buchanan, W.W. & Dequeker, J. A brief history of medical taxonomy and diagnosis. Clin Rheumatol 25, 132–135 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-1051-z

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