Book on the Medicine of Children
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Book on the Medicine of Children is an early pediatric medical treatise by the 10th-century physician Ibn al-Jazzar, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses in children.
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| Book on the Medicine of Children canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13131443 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book on the Medicine of Children Context triple: [Ibn al-Jazzar, notableWorkEnglishTitle, Book on the Medicine of Children]
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A.
The Sick Child
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B.
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C.
Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis
Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis is a seminal 18th-century medical textbook by Herman Boerhaave that systematically presents diagnostic and therapeutic principles in aphoristic form.
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D.
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book on the Medicine of Children Target entity description: Book on the Medicine of Children is an early pediatric medical treatise by the 10th-century physician Ibn al-Jazzar, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses in children.
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A.
The Sick Child
"The Sick Child" is a poignant early painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts the illness and death of his sister and marks a key turning point toward his mature, emotionally charged style.
-
B.
Book of Questions on Medicine
The Book of Questions on Medicine is a foundational 9th-century medical treatise by Hunayn ibn Ishaq, structured as a didactic series of questions and answers that systematizes Greco-Arabic medical knowledge.
-
C.
Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis
Aphorismi de cognoscendis et curandis morbis is a seminal 18th-century medical textbook by Herman Boerhaave that systematically presents diagnostic and therapeutic principles in aphoristic form.
-
D.
Institutiones medicae
Institutiones medicae is a foundational 18th-century medical textbook that systematized clinical teaching and greatly influenced medical education in Europe.
-
E.
De variolis et morbillis
De variolis et morbillis is a pioneering medieval medical treatise by Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and distinctions between smallpox and measles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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medical treatise ⓘ pediatric treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic medical scholarship
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history of pediatrics ⓘ |
| author | Ibn al-Jazzar ⓘ |
| authorCitizenship |
Ifriqiyan
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linked to:
North Africa
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| authorEra | 10th century ⓘ |
| authorNameInArabic | ابن الجزار ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | physician ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ifriqiya
ⓘ
linked to:
North Africa
|
| describes |
age-specific dosages for children
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clinical signs of common childhood conditions ⓘ management of digestive disorders in children ⓘ management of fevers in children ⓘ management of respiratory diseases in children ⓘ management of skin diseases in children ⓘ methods of caring for infants ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
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pediatrics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
childhood infectious diseases
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developmental issues in children ⓘ infant diseases ⓘ nutritional problems in children ⓘ preventive care for children ⓘ |
| genre | medical literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sections on diet and regimen for children
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sections on prognosis of childhood illnesses ⓘ sections on symptoms of childhood diseases ⓘ sections on therapeutic regimens for children ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early systematic treatment of childhood diseases in Islamic medicine
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one of the earliest known independent works on pediatrics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galenic medicine
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Hippocratic medicine ⓘ
linked to:
Hippocratic medical tradition
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| intendedAudience |
medical students
ⓘ
physicians ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
child health
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diagnosis of childhood diseases ⓘ pediatrics ⓘ treatment of childhood diseases ⓘ |
| partOf |
Islamic medical tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic medicine
|
| placeOfOrigin | Kairouan ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| titleType | descriptive title ⓘ |
| usedIn | medieval medical education in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| workStatus | extant in manuscript form (partially or wholly) ⓘ |
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Subject: Book on the Medicine of Children Description of subject: Book on the Medicine of Children is an early pediatric medical treatise by the 10th-century physician Ibn al-Jazzar, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses in children.
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