Some Fundamental Clinical Aspects of Deficiencies
Authors: George R. Minot
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 September 1929Some Fundamental Clinical Aspects of DeficienciesGEORGE R. MINOT, M.D., S.D., F.A.C.P.GEORGE R. MINOT, M.D., S.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-3-216 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONToward the close of the nineteenth century, as the sciences of bacteriology and immunology were becoming well established the dawn of knowledge arose concerning the enormous importance of small amounts of chemical substances for the maintenance of health. It is known today that abnormal amounts, or an improper balance, of highly potent active principles derived from glands of internal secretion, and of vitamins, of inorganic and other substances contained in food, can lead to many sorts of disorders. 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