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The chemistry of light: the life and work of Theobald Adrian Palm (1848-1928).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19723967     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The chemistry of light examines the work of Dr Theobald Palm. After his graduation from Edinburgh University, Palm joined the Edinburgh medical mission and was sent to Niigata in Japan where he remained for 10 years. During this time he noted the absence of rickets (a disease rife in Britain) in Japanese children and instituted a survey from which he deduced that sunlight deficiency was implicated in the aetiology of rickets. Unfortunately, he was largely ignored by the medical world. This paper seeks to contextualize his work. By placing Palm's study within a historical and social framework, its reception can be explained more easily.
Authors:
Jadesola Ekpe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Journal Article; Portraits    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of medical biography     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0967-7720     ISO Abbreviation:  J Med Biogr     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9308895     Medline TA:  J Med Biogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  155-60     Citation Subset:  IM; Q    
Affiliation:
Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK. jae103@ic.ac.uk
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Theoblad Adrian Palm

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