Letter from L. Joseph Butterfield to Virginia Apgar

Letter from L. Joseph Butterfield to Virginia Apgar

Contributor(s):
Apgar, Virginia
University of Colorado Medical Center. Department of Pediatrics
Butterfield, L. Joseph
Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Publication:
Produced: 27 July 1961
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Apgar Score
Infant, Newborn
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Butterfield and his residents at the University of Colorado Medical Center modified the order and wording of the Apgar score's five points, so that they spelled "APGAR." This epigram form proved a useful teaching device, and Butterfield passed it along to Apgar. By the late 1960s it had become the standard for Apgar score forms.
Copyright:
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584647X95 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
CPBBGN
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X95
Archival Collection:
The Virginia Apgar Papers (Profiles in Science)