Profiles in medical courage: Joseph Goldberger, the sharecropper’s plague, science and prejudice

Profiles in medical courage: Joseph Goldberger, the sharecropper’s plague, science and prejudice

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. “You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes”. -MaimonidesThe Sharecropper’s PlagueIn the early half of the twentieth century a mysterious disease, “the sharecropper’s plague”, reached epidemic proportions in the Southern US (1). Eac...

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Main Author: Robbins RA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2012-06-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
Joseph Goldberger
death
dementia
dermatitis
diarrhea
niacin
nicotinic acid
pelagraphobia
pellagra
sharecropper's plague
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