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. 2009 Jan;34(1):6-14.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.45369.

Public health in british India: a brief account of the history of medical services and disease prevention in colonial India

Muhammad Umair Mushtaq  1
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Public health in british India: a brief account of the history of medical services and disease prevention in colonial India

Muhammad Umair Mushtaq. Indian J Community Med. 2009 Jan.
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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Map of British India
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Figure 2
Calcutta Medical College (established in 1835)
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Figure 3
King Edward Medical College, Lahore (established in 1860)
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Figure 4
Surgeon Major Sir Ronald Ross (1857-1932)
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