History, heresy and radiology in scientific discovery

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-441

  McCredie, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Embryonic neuropathy; Neural crest injury; Phocomelia dysmelia; Thalidomide

Indexed keywords

THALIDOMIDE;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH DEFECT; COMPENSATION; CONSULTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIC; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIMB DEFORMITY; NEURAL CREST; NEUROTROPISM; NORTH AMERICA; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PHOCOMELIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SENSORY NERVE; TARGET ORGAN; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; RADIOLOGY; SCIENCE; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 70349787456     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02101.x     Document Type: Review

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