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British Journal of Hospital Medicine(BJHM) is published by IMR Press from Volume 87 Issue 1 (2026). Previous articles were published by another publisher under the hybrid model (CC-BY-NC license or on a subscription basis), and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement.
27 Sep 2013Anniversaries
Sir David Bruce, a pioneer of tropical medicine
Harold Ellis1
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1 Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences, London SE1 1UL
Published:27 Sep 2013
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Abstract
November 27 2006 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Sir David Bruce at the age of 76 years. He was one of a distinguished group of British physicians, mostly serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) or the Indian Medical Service (IMS), who made enormous contributions to the knowledge of the aetiology, spread and control of a number of important tropical diseases.