The british success with penicillin

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 69-86

  Liebenau, Jonathan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, MODERN; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0023283742     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030631287017001003     Document Type: Article

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