TY  - JOUR
T1  - OSler and children
AU  - McGovern JP, Davison WC
Y1  - 1969/12/22
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160380055013
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2241
EP  - 2244
VL  - 210
IS  - 12
N2  - " Dr. Osler frequently advised us to make friends of children, for, said he, 'That is the way to keep your own minds young.' "So recalls one of his staff members from Johns Hopkins days, in a personal reminiscence1 that contains a revealing glimpse of Sir William Osler's unique gifts with children. If one were to define the qualities important in a pediatrician, the knack of keeping one's mind young would surely rank high on the list, along with such other essentials as love of children, the ability to inspire their trust and affection, and an understanding of children broad and deep enough to permit communication with them on their level.All of these abilities and talents resided in one man, William Osler. Almost everything written about Osler contains some reference to his lifelong love of children and his amazing empathy with them. That children reciprocated is also evident— in the
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160380055013
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160380055013
ER  -