Walter Clement Alvarez was an American physician of Spanish descent who authored several dozen books on medicine and wrote introductions and forewords for many others.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account FieldSourced to the subject's own accountInternal medicine and gastroenterology 1 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountSan Francisco, California, United States 1 NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountDescribed the intestinal motility disorder later called Alvarez syndrome, pioneered electrogastrography, and authored numerous books on clinical and psychosomatic medicine. 1 BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountSan Francisco, California, United States 1 Connections
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Walter Clement Alvarez was an American physician of Spanish descent. He authored several dozen books on medicine, and wrote introductions and forewords for many others.
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