The Vienna Story
- Date:
- 1919-1974
- Reference:
- PP/CHI/B
- Part of:
- Dame Harriette Chick
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
This material relates to Chick's important work with the Lister Institute/Medical Research Council Mission in Vienna in the aftermath of World War I, 1919-1921, on disorders of infant malnutrition, in particular rickets. The team she worked with discovered the curative treatment by ultra-violet light or codliver oil, a significant development in the understanding of the role of vitamins in maintaining health. The material in this section relating to research is supplemented by her diaries PP/CHI/A.1/3-5 which cover her period in Vienna.
Publication/Creation
1919-1974
Physical description
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