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Leah Miriam Hiller was born on June 17, 1930, to Sarah Hiller in
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American nephrologist, academic administrator, and cellist
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309:between 1967 and 1968, Lowenstein researched with
172:; June 17, 1930 – March 6, 1984) was an American
436:Shapiro, Eileen C.; Lowenstein, Leah M. (1979).
265:in 1959. In 1960, she completed a fellowship in
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406:, on March 6, 1984. Lowenstein was Jewish.
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647:Some cytological problems in haematology
632:Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources
464:History of medicine in the United States
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908:20th-century American women scientists
305:of Harvard Medical School. During her
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299:Tufts University School of Medicine
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850:10.1097/00005650-198106000-00013
442:. Ballinger Publishing Company.
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469:List of American women's firsts
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348:as a medical consultant to the
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350:Assistant Secretary for Health
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898:Scientists from Milwaukee
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804:(March 1981). "Review".
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398:. They have three sons,
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163:Leah Miriam Lowenstein
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634:. 1982. pp. 8–9.
504:. Carlson Pub. 1994.
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334:acute renal failure
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255:Somerville College
243:Madison, Wisconsin
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928:American cellists
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