Sailors, scurvy and science

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 50-54

  Thomas, Duncan P ^a  

^a Rowan Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NAVY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SAILOR; SCURVY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031040123     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689709000118     Document Type: Short Survey

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