Reminiscences of Mortimer A. Rosenfeld: oral history, 1984.

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Reminiscences of Mortimer A. Rosenfeld: oral history, 1984.

Childhood in Brooklyn; Columbia University, B.A. 1932; Columbia Medical School, 1936 specializing in obstetrics and gynecology; joined the staff of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and sent to Brazil, 1942; first impressions of the country; recollections of his mentor, Dr. Kenneth Waddell; institutional organization; medical training; impressions of Marcolino Gomes Candau; description of local diet; general observations of Brazilian political figures; pro-fascist sentiment present during World War II; malaria, leprosy, and other diseases; religious beliefs of the Brazilians; program objectives; recreation; general reflections on Brazilianexperience.

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Rosenfeld, Mortimer A., 1911-

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