• Surgery · Sep 1986

    Biography Historical Article

    The letters of William Stewart Halsted and William Williams Keen.

    • I M Rutkow.
    • Surgery. 1986 Sep 1; 100 (3): 550-61.

    AbstractWilliam Halsted and William Keen were two of the most distinguished surgeons in U.S. medicine. Although their personalities were completely opposite, they enjoyed a long and devoted friendship. An extensive correspondence was maintained throughout their relationship. This article examines their friendship by analyzing these letters, which are being published for the first time.

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