On malaria and 'corruption': medicine and local knowledge in Northwest Brazil (The Rondon Commission, 1907-1915)
The article analyzes the medical knowledge on the northern State of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, produced by doctors of the Comissão Construtora de Linhas Telegráficas de Mato Grosso ao Amazonas, known as the Rondon Commission (1907-1915). In the early 20th century, this region was poorly known in geogra...
Main Authors: | André Vasques Vital, Gilberto Hochman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
2013-04-01
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Series: | Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222013000100005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=pt |
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