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Pediatric Education and Research 1(4):p 145-148, October - December 2013. | DOI:
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Dr. Virginia Apgar: A Light House of Neonatology
Sunil Mhaske , Sunil Mhaske , Vishnu Kadam , Gaurav Machale , Makrand Dharma
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Virginia Apgar (7 June 1909– 7 August 1974) was an American physician who specialized in anesthesia. She was a leader in the fields of anesthesiology and effectively founded the field of neonatology. She is best known as the developer of the Apgar test, a method of assessing the health of newborn babies that has drastically reduced infant mortality over the world.
Keywords: Virginia apgar; Neonatology; Apgar score; Light house.
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