John Freeman, hay fever and the origins of clinical allergy in Britain, 1900-1950

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 473-490

  Jackson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical allergy; Desensitisation; Hay fever; John Freeman; St Mary's Inoculation Department

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042929570     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8486(03)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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