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“For many doctors the achievement of a published article is a tedious duty to be surmounted as a necessary hurdle in a medical career.”

Quote by Richard Asher

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Richard Asher

Richard Asher was an outstanding endocrinologist, born on April 3, 1912, and died on April 25, 1969. His research and contributions in the field of endocrinology had a profound impact on the medical community. more

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