Fifty-Five years of Pediatric Endocrinology and 50 years of the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases in Slovenia / 55 Let Pediatrične Endokrinologije in 50 Let Kliničnega Oddelka Za Endokrinologijo, Diabetes in Presnovne Bolezni Pediatrične Klinike

Tadej Battelino

doi:10.1515/sjph-2015-0009

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Fifty-Five years of Pediatric Endocrinology and 50 years of the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases in Slovenia / 55 Let Pediatrične Endokrinologije in 50 Let Kliničnega Oddelka Za Endokrinologijo, Diabetes in Presnovne Bolezni Pediatrične Klinike

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

Volume 54 (2015): Issue 2 (June 2015)

By: Tadej Battelino

Open Access

|Mar 2015

Abstract

Paediatric endocrinology started its independent development early in the general development of this specialty, with a strong focus on research and clinical excellence. Slovenian paediatric endocrinology was an integral part of the European paediatric endocrinology from its beginnings and a founding member of the first ‘International Study Group for Diabetes in Children and Adolescents’. After the pioneering work of Prof. Lev Matajc, Prof. Ciril Kržišnik firmly integrated the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases at the University Children’s Hospital in Ljubljana in the international scientific community. In the last decade, the department participates in cutting-edge research and provides clinical services at highest international standards.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2015-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026

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Language: English

Page range: 66 - 68

Submitted on: Feb 8, 2015

Accepted on: Feb 9, 2015

Published on: Mar 13, 2015

Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

paediatric endocrinology,

Related subjects:

Hygiene and environmental medicine

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