Poison in small measure : Dr. Christopherson and the cure for bilharzia /
In Khartoum in 1917, Dr. Christopherson injected seventy bilharzia patients with antimony tartrate and cured them. This biography examines the life of this medical pioneer, his fight for priority and professional survival against the politics of exclusion in colonial Africa.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In Khartoum in 1917, Dr. Christopherson injected seventy bilharzia patients with antimony tartrate and cured them. This biography examines the life of this medical pioneer, his fight for priority and professional survival against the politics of exclusion in colonial Africa. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 428 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-414) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789047428855 9047428854 |