The Apgar method of evaluating newborns was adopted in hospitals all over the world. In this letter, Dr. Wendl of Hamburg, Germany, showed Apgar how the score sheet would appear in German, and asked if any modifications were needed.
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Date:
1963-11-06 (November 6, 1963)
Creator:
Wendl, Hans Karl
Frauenklinik Finkenau
Recipient:
Apgar, Virginia
Source:
Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
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Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Apgar Score
Infant, Newborn
Exhibit Category:
Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974
Relation:
Letter from Virginia Apgar to Hans Karl Wendl (November 22, 1963)
Letter from Virginia Apgar to Hans Karl Wendl (November 22, 1963)