Saturday, February 3, 2018

Mellanby on Scabies Transmission

Kenneth Mellanby did the classic experiments on scabies transmission during WWII on conscientious objectors. This report in the BMJ, September 1941 is a definite classic.  It also shows how concise an important paper can be.   About Ken Mellanby.


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