Snodgrass WR, Anderson T (1937)

Sulphanilamide in the treatment of erysipelas: a controlled series of 270 cases. BMJ 2:1156-9.
Thomas Anderson and William Snodgrass undertook a series of controlled trials showing the effects of sulphonamide in a variety of infectious diseases.

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Snodgrass WR, Anderson T (1937). Sulphanilamide in the treatment of erysipelas: a controlled series of 270 cases. BMJ 2:1156-9.

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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).

Desirée Cox, London, UK, for drawing attention to this record.

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