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Elizabeth Mason-Hohl was a doctor and historian.


In 1937, during the Great Depression, Mason-Hohl founded the Physicians Aid Association to help physicians in need. From 1940-1976 she was President of the organisation[1] .

In 1940 Mason-Hohl published a translation of Trotula of Salerno's Diseases of Women[2] .

In 1944 she founded the Elizabeth Center for Cancer Detection.[3].

In 1952 Mason-Hohl was given a Fellowship by the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)[4] .

References

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  1. ^ "About PAA". Physicians Aid Association. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ Mason-Hohl, Elizabeth (1940). The Diseases of Women by Trotula of Salerno: A Translation of Passionibus Mulierum Curandorum. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie.
  3. ^ "LA cancer screening center closes doors". HealthyCal.org. 29. Retrieved 15 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Fellowships". American Medical Writers Association. Retrieved 1 June 2012.