War and Disease : Biomedical Research on Malaria in the Twentieth Century.
Title:
War and Disease : Biomedical Research on Malaria in the Twentieth Century.
Author:
Slater, Leo.
ISBN:
9780813546469
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Series:
Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Quinine and the Environment of Disease -- Chapter 2: Avian Malaria -- Chapter 3: New Drugs -- Chapter 4: Preparing for War -- Chapter 5: Cooperation and Coordination -- Chapter 6: Trust and Transition -- Chapter 7: Chloroquine, Wonder Drug -- Chapter 8: Lessons Learned -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
In this historical study, Leo B. Slater shows the roots and branches of an enormous drug development project during World War II. Fighting around the globe, American soldiers were at high risk for contracting malaria, yet quinineùa natural cureùbecame harder to acquire.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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