Arvo Ylppö (1887–1992): pioneer of Finnish paediatrics
- Correspondence to:
Professor Dunn
Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5BN, UK; P.M.Dunn{at}bristol.ac.uk
- Accepted 27 May 2005
Abstract
Besides developing the clinical and social care of children throughout Finland from 1920 onwards, the earlier research of Ylppö in Germany had laid the foundations world wide for scientific progress in the understanding and care of the premature infant.
