McBride, William B.
Variant namesObstetrician, gynaecologist and medical researcher. Attributed with first naming Thalidomide as a cause of birth defects in 1961. Established medical research organisation Foundation 41 in 1972. Investigated by the New South Wales Medical Tribunal 1989-93. Struck from the Register of Medical Practitioners in 1993, reinstated in 1998.
From the description of Papers of William McBride [manuscript]. 1953-1996. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225809580
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| creatorOf | McBride family. Papers MFF 199 1862. | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives | |
| creatorOf | McBride, William. Deed to portion of section 10, township 49, range 32, 1864. | Mid-Continent Public Library, Administrative Headquarters | |
| creatorOf | McBride, Will. McBride, Will : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | McBride, William. Tracing of map of the southern part of Esmeralda County, Nev. / by McBride, County Surveyor. | University of California, Bancroft Library, ARL | |
| creatorOf | McBride, William. Letters. 1837-1852. ALsS. | The Filson Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Knote, Theodore Willis, 1887-. Papers of Theodore Willis Knote [manuscript] 1750-54, 1864. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | McBride, William. Papers of William McBride [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia |
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