Women pioneers of medical research : biographies of 25 outstanding scientists / King-Thom Chung ; fo...
Women pioneers of medical research : biographies of 25 outstanding scientists / King-Thom Chung ; fo...
Women pioneers of medical research : biographies of 25 outstanding scientists / King-Thom Chung ; foreword by Hubert A. Lechevalier.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2010.
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G 2013/4917
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 212 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) : promoter of inoculation against smallpox -- Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) : founder of modern nursing -- Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) : champion of medical education for women -- Lydia Folger Fowler (1822-1879) : first American woman to receive a medical degr...
Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (1895-1981) : researcher of streptococci classification and infections -- Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) : researcher in sugar metabolism and glycogen storage disorders -- Rachel Fuller Brown (1898-1980) : co-discoverer of the antifungal antibiotic nystatin -- Ma...
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2010.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2010.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book profiles 25 women who have made significant contributions to medical research. Each profile includes a general introduction and childhood, her formal education, her most valuable contributions, and events or persons which influenced her life and career. The book concludes with brief descriptions of important persons mentioned within the...
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Full title
Women pioneers of medical research : biographies of 25 outstanding scientists / King-Thom Chung ; foreword by Hubert A. Lechevalier.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N610.72/50.
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Date Copyright
c2010.
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G 2013/4917
Record Identifier
74Vvozavkeab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvozavkeab
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ISBN
0786429275 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786429271 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
610.72
MMS ID
991013224949702626
