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Reminiscences of Norman Hawkins Topping : oral history, 1964.

Creator: Topping, Norman, 1908-1997.
Project: Health sciences project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 58 leaves.
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Physician.

Scope and Contents

Early days of National Institutes of Health; typhus field study, war effort; emphasis on epidemiology in study of contagious diseases; postwar reorganization of Public Health Service; cooperation with Veterans Administration, universities; research grants, state services; establishment of clinical center; support for medical education; Institute of General Medical Sciences.

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