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Germ theory of disease, Tuberculosis, History, History, 19th Century, Germ Theory of Disease, History, 18th Century, Tuberkulose, Doyle, arthur conan, sir, 1859-1930, Koch, robert, 1843-1910, Tuberculosis, history, Europe, history, 18th century, United states, history, 19th century, Europe, history, 19th centuryShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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The remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the quest to cure tuberculosis
2014, Gotham Books
in English
159240751X 9781592407514
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-289) and index.
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