James Young and the “Cancer Germ”

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 203-205

  Wainwright, Milton ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacteriology; cancer aetiology; oncology

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; HISTORY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0032215486     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: 17581087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096777209800600404     Document Type: Article

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