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Clubbing historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Historical Perspective

Historical Perspective

Hippocrates was probably the first to document clubbing as a sign of disease, and the phenomenon is therefore occasionally called Hippocratic fingers.

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