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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Historical Perspectives on the Role of the MRC: Essays in the History of the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom & Its Predecessor, the Medical Research Committee, 1913-1953
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This volume explores the role and accomplishments of the British Medical Research Council in the first half of the twentieth century. It reviews work undertaken by this important research body, as well as information on the organization's relationship with the Ministry of Health, the Colonial Office, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, and industry and pharmaceutical companies. Internal influences such as the leadership of MRC secretaries are considered, while external forces which helped shape Council policy area covered in depth. The book will place the work of the MRC in a broad context, examining its impact both nationally and internationally, helping the reader to gain a complete understanding of this key institution. Table of Contents 1. Tuberculosis and the MRC, Linda Bryder 2. Walter Morley Fletcher and the Origins of a Basic Biomedical Research Policy, Joan Austoker 3. The National Institute for Medical Research and Related Activities of the MRC, Joan Austoker and Linda Bryder 4. Public Health Research and the MRC, Linda Bryder 5. Primary Research and Public Health: the Prioritization of Nutrition Research in Inter-War Britain, Celia Petty 6. The Inner World of Imperial Sickness: the MRC and Research in Tropical Medicine, Jennifer Beinart 7. Industrial Health Research Under the MRC, Helen Jones 8. The MRC and the Pharmaceutical Industry: the Model of Insulin, Jonathan Liebenau 9. The MRC's Support for Experimental Radiology during the Inter-War Years, David Cantor 10. Clinical Research, Sir Christopher Booth What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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