The first world war years of sydney domville rowland: An early case of possible laboratory-acquired meningococcal disease

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 310-315

  Wever, Peter C ^a,b   Hodges, A J ^c  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Military Medicine Historical Research Society   (Netherlands)

^c Stoke History Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; BACTERIOLOGY; HISTORY; LABORATORY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; WAR;

BACTERIOLOGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; LABORATORIES; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORLD WAR I;

EID: 84979776552     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2016-000634     Document Type: Article

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