Arvo Ylppö

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academic human pediatrician physician

Arvo Ylppö was a pioneering Finnish pediatrician credited with dramatically reducing infant mortality in Finland and shaping modern child healthcare in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic ⓘ
human ⓘ
pediatrician ⓘ
physician ⓘ
awardReceived Order of the Lion of Finland ⓘ
Order of the White Rose of Finland ⓘ
title of Academician of Science in Finland ⓘ
citizenOf Finland ⓘ
contributedTo development of Finnish maternity and child health clinic system (neuvola) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Finland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1887-10-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1992-01-28 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Helsinki ⓘ
employer Helsinki University Central Hospital ⓘ
University of Helsinki ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
familyName Ylppö ⓘ
fieldOfWork pediatrics ⓘ
public health ⓘ
givenName Arvo ⓘ
hasWork research on causes of infant mortality ⓘ
studies on premature infants and low birth weight ⓘ
influenced Finnish public health policy on child welfare ⓘ
training of pediatricians in Finland ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ
German ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
lifespan 1887–1992 ⓘ
movement modern pediatrics in Finland ⓘ
name Arvo Ylppö self-link ⓘ
nationality Finnish ⓘ
notableAchievement helped make Finland one of the countries with the lowest infant mortality rates in the world ⓘ
notableFor developing modern child healthcare in Finland ⓘ
pioneering work in premature infant care ⓘ
reducing infant mortality in Finland ⓘ
occupation pediatrician ⓘ
professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Akaa ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Helsinki ⓘ
positionHeld chief physician of the Children’s Hospital in Helsinki ⓘ
professor of pediatrics ⓘ
residence Helsinki ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Helsinki ⓘ

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