The Apgar method of evaluating newborns was adopted in hospitals all over the world. In this letter, Apgar responded to Wendl's letter about the German version of the scoring system and made a few suggestions.
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1 (56,001 Bytes)
Date:
1963-11-22 (November 22, 1963)
Creator:
Apgar, Virginia
Recipient:
Wendl, Hans Karl
Frauenklinik Finkenau
Source:
Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Apgar Score
Infant, Newborn
Exhibit Category:
Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974
Relation:
Letter from Hans Karl Wendl to Virginia Apgar (November 6, 1963)
Letter from Hans Karl Wendl to Virginia Apgar (November 6, 1963)