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Origin Consolidated as a specialty over the nineteenth century, marked by dedicated childrens hospitals such as Great Ormond Street Hospital, founded in London in 1852.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children and adolescents. It emerged as a recognized specialty in the nineteenth century, driven by growing attention to child mortality and the founding of dedicated childrens hospitals such as Londons Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street in 1852. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.

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Consolidated as a specialty over the nineteenth century, marked by dedicated childrens hospitals such as Great Ormond Street Hospital, founded in London in 1852. 1
Sources
1. A History of Medicine
Lois N. Magner, CRC Press
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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