The Rockefeller Foundation and the experimental dimension in the campaign against hookworm disease in Colombia, 1920-1934

The Rockefeller Foundation and the experimental dimension in the campaign against hookworm disease in Colombia, 1920-1934

This article analyses the treatment practices of the campaign against hookworm disease in Colombia, which was carried out through a cooperation agreement between the International Health Board (IHB) of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Colombian government between 1920 and 1934. Particularly, the p...

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Main Author: Garzon, Maria Catalina
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021
Subjects:
Hookworm disease
Rockefeller Foundation
experimentation
poisoning
vermifuges
medicalization
Anemia tropical
Fundación Rockefeller
experimentación
intoxicación
vermífugos
medicalización
anémie tropicale
Fondation Rockefeller
expérimentation
intoxication
médicalisation
Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11766

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