Anderson T (1939)

Sulphanilamide in the treatment of measles. BMJ 1:716-718.
Thomas Anderson undertook a series of controlled trials showing the effects of sulphonamide in a variety of infectious diseases.

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Thomas Goodwillie Anderson

Thomas Goodwillie Anderson, while Henry Mechan Chair of Public Health, University of Glasgow, with thanks to Public Health, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow.

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BMJ for allowing the James Lind Library to link to this and other BMJ articles of historical relevance (email to Iain Chalmers from Fiona Godlee, 05 May 2015).

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