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On the exoneration of Dr. William H. Stewart: debunking an urban legend

BACKGROUND: It is one of the most infamous quotes in the history of biomedicine: “It is time to close the book on infectious diseases, and declare the war against pestilence won.” Long attributed to the United States Surgeon General, Dr. William H. Stewart (1965-1969), the statement is frequently us...

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Autores principales: Spellberg, Brad, Taylor-Blake, Bonnie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3707092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23849720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-9957-2-3