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- ↑ Carithers, Hugh A. (1966-08-01). "History of the American Pediatric Society 1887-1965". Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 112 (2): 170. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1966.02090110114026. ISSN 1072-4710.
Further reading
- Faber, Harold Kniest; McIntosh, Rustin (1966). History of the American Pediatric Society, 1887-1965. Blakiston Division, McGraw-Hill.
