Pellagra / by A. Marie ; with introductory notes by Prof. Lombroso ; authorized translation from the French by C.H. Lavinder and J.W. Babcock ; with additions, illustrations, bibliography and appendices.

  • Marie, Auguste Armand, 1865-1934.
Date:
1910
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Credit: Pellagra / by A. Marie ; with introductory notes by Prof. Lombroso ; authorized translation from the French by C.H. Lavinder and J.W. Babcock ; with additions, illustrations, bibliography and appendices. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    lation, but likewise an abridgment of Professor Lombroso's treatise, Doctor Marie's book presented many points too succinctly for American students. Moreover, there are in the original French work omissions of some features which we have thought necessary to supply in the present translation. This has required in many places rather extensive addi- tions,—liberties to which Doctor Marie has very graciously consented. Such additions are shown by the conventional use of brackets [ ]. We have earnestly striven to deal adequately with all these difficulties, and in so doing have not only consulted a great many original sources, but we have, for the sake of clearness, practically compared, word for word, the French text with the original Italian of Professor Lombroso. We have also endeavored to include the latest opinions regarding the possible parasitic origin of pellagra. Certain striking phases of the history of the sub- ject which could not be included in the body of the book, have been inserted as appendices. We have compiled an English bibliography upon pellagra and have, in addition, listed many of the most important foreign contributions to the subject. Our obligations to the literature of pellagra are hereby acknowledged. For the privilege of using certain data and photo- graphs we are especially indebted to Surgeon-Gen- eral Walter Wyman, U. S. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, who with prompt compre- hension of the importance of pellagra in this country, has in many ways stimulated investigations upon this new problem.