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Andrija Štampar and the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health

The year 2008 has seen a double jubilee of two important and related events. The fi rst is the 120th anniversary of Andrija Štampar’s birth, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of his death. The second jubilee is the 60th anniversary of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, established by the Assembly of the Yugoslav Academy of Arts and Sciences on 27 December 1947 as Institute for Industrial Hygiene, upon the initiative of Andrija Štampar, who then presided over the Academy. Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health celebrated the occasion with a scientifi c symposium entitled “Current Research in Occupational and Environmental Health” held on 28 November 2008. The year 2008 has seen a number of memorial conventions on Štampar’s life and work, most of which focused on his role in the advancement of health care at home and at the international level.

Andrija Šrampars' biography; role of science; creation of the institute

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