Publication

2009 - Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, N.J, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

62,250 words, Guess

Page Count

249 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008013961
  • OCLC Control Number217263392
  • Better World Books9780813544380

Classifications

  • DDC362.196/936200973
  • LCCRC161.A2 S53 2009
  • LCCRC161.A2S53 2009

Description

Fighting around the globe, American soldiers were at high risk for contracting malaria, yet quinine - a natural cure - became hard to acquire. This historical study shows the roots and branches of an enormous drug development project during World War II.

Subjects

Topics

MalariaHistoryResearchTreatmentChloroquineAntimalarialsTherapeutic use

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