Smoking related diseases
- Date:
- 1956-1993
- Reference:
- GC/198/B/5
- Part of:
- Sir Francis Avery Jones
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Copies of correspondence between Avery Jones and members of the Royal College of Surgeons on the subject of whether the College should make an authoritative statement regarding the link between smoking and lung cancer, correspondents include Sir Russell Brain (1956) and Professor Robert Platt (1959).
Also includes a letter from Austin Bradford Hill in response to Avery Jones' letter of congratulation upon his having been awarded the Ochsner Award for his work with Richard Doll on smoking and lung carcinoma and a letter from Lord Wyatt of Weeford disputing the link between smoking and lung cancer.
Publication/Creation
1956-1993
Physical description
1 file
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores