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- Title
Joseph Goldberger: an unsung hero of American clinical epidemiology.
- Authors
Elmore, Joann G.; Feinstein, Alvan R.; Elmore, J G; Feinstein, A R
- Abstract
Pellagra, a disease rarely seen in developed countries today, was common during the first half of this century in the United States. The disease was initially believed to be infectious, and severe "pellagraphobia" left many victims and their families ostracized. This paper calls attention to Joseph Goldberger, an American physician whose remarkable research helped correct the erroneous belief in an infectious cause for pellagra and led to the elimination of pellagra epidemics in the United States.
- Subjects
UNITED States; GOLDBERGER, Joseph, 1874-1929; PELLAGRA; EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1994, Vol 121, Issue 5, p372
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-121-5-199409010-00010