Robert Alexander McCance, and his forays into Experimental Medicine with Elsie Widdowson
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Robert Alexander McCance, and his forays into Experimental Medicine with Elsie Widdowson
Caoimhghín S Breathnach et al. Ulster Med J.2014 May.
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Woodbourne House, Dunmurry, in later use as a hotel. Source:http://tuckdb.org/postcards/19695 , reproduced under the terms of the Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ )
Mourne Grange School, Kilkeel, Co. Down as it appeared in the early 20th century: Source: the National Library of Ireland collection,http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/EAS_1299 , reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland, reproduced under the terms of the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
From left to right: Dr. R.A. McCance, Mr. E. de Valera and Dr. E.M. Widdowson attending a meeting arranged by the Dietetic Council of the Irish Medical Association at the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin on 20th January 1944 to discuss “the nutritive value of bread of various extractions”. (With thanks to Irish Newspaper Archives and The Irish Press.)
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- McCance RA. In: Autobiography McCance and Widdowson, A scientific partnership of 60 years 1933-1993. Ashwell M, editor. London: British Nutrition Foundation; 1993. pp. p.19–32.
- McCance RA, Lawrence RD. The carbohydrate content of foods. Special Report Series;135. Medical Research Council. London: HMSO; 1929.
- Widdowson EM. In: Autobiography McCance and Widdowson, A scientific partnership of 60 years 1933-1993. Ashwell M, editor. London: British Nutrition Foundation; 1993. pp. p. 31–43.
- McCance RA, Widdowson EM. The chemical composition of foods. Special Report Series;235. Medical Research Council. London: HMSO; 1940.
- McCance RA. Experimental sodium chloride deficiency in man. Proc R Soc Lond B. 1936;119(814):245–68.
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