Finland, Maxwell.
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Maxwell Finland (1902-1987), SB cum laude, 1922, Harvard College; MD, 1926, Harvard Medical School, was George Richards Minot Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a specialist in infectious diseases. Finland's work focused on the safety and effectiveness of antibiotics, particularly the dangers of unscientific marketing my drug campanies and indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the treatment and prevention of disease. Finland was also on the staff of Boston City Hospital from 1927 until his retirement in 1973. During his tenure, he served both as Director of the Second and Fourth (Harvard) Medical Services and Director of the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, and continued his research in the Channing Laboratory after his retirement. In 1973, Finland was appointed Distinguished Physician to the Veterans Administration.
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Anti
Aureomycin
Chlortetracycline
Communicable diseases
Cross Infections
Drug Evaluation
Drug resistance
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Therapy, Combination
Epidemiology
Erythromycin
Gram-negative bacterial infections
Infectious disease research
Infectious diseases and antimicrobial agents
Noscomial infections
Novobiocin
Penicillin
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal
Staphylococcal infections
Tetracycline
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Epidemiologists