In reply: Dr Smolilo has challenged my claim that my father, the late Dr Jacob Zimmet, worked in a hospital in Tarnopol, Poland, and without salary, in the pre-World War II period.1 I am pleased to refute Smolilo’s inaccurate claims.
- Paul Z Zimmet
- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: paul.zimmet@bakeridi.edu.au
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