Letter from Adrian Kantrowitz to Luther L. Terry

Letter from Adrian Kantrowitz to Luther L. Terry

Contributor(s):
Kantrowitz, Adrian
United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
Terry, Luther L. (Luther Leonidas), 1911-1985
Publication:
Produced: [ca. December 1963]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Heart-Assist Devices
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Luther L. Terry (1911-1985) was Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965. It was during his tenure that the U.S. Public Health Service study linking smoking and lung cancer was published, launching a new era of public health concern about the adverse effects of smoking on cardiopulmonary health.
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Extent:
5 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584941X6 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
GNBBBH
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584941X6
Archival Collection:
The Adrian Kantrowitz Papers (Profiles in Science)