Roger Reid's early contribution to the study of penicillin

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-17

  Wainwright, Milton ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

history of antibiotics; penicillin; Roger Reid

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HISTORY; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030074746     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: 17581087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096777209600400103     Document Type: Article

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