Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock and the Red Plague of Pellagra

by Charles S. Bryan

During the early twentieth century thousands of Americans died of pellagra before the cause--vitamin B3 deficiency--was identified. Credit for ending the scourge is usually given to Dr. Joseph Goldberger of the U.S. Public Health Service, who proved the case for dietary deficiency during 1914-1915 and spent the rest of his life combating those who refused to accept southern poverty as the root cause. Charles S. Bryan demonstrates that between 1907...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611174902
• ISBN13: 9781611174908
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"