Joseph Goldberger: an unsung hero of American clinical epidemiology
JG Elmore, AR Feinstein - Annals of internal medicine, 1994 - acpjournals.org
JG Elmore, AR Feinstein
Annals of internal medicine, 1994•acpjournals.orgPellagra, a disease rarely seen in developed countries today, was common during the first
half of this century in the United States. The disease was initially believed to be infectious,
and severe “pellagraphobia” left many victims and their families ostracized. This paper calls
attention to Joseph Goldberger, an American physician whose remarkable research helped
correct the erroneous belief in an infectious cause for pellagra and led to the elimination of
pellagra epidemics in the United States.
half of this century in the United States. The disease was initially believed to be infectious,
and severe “pellagraphobia” left many victims and their families ostracized. This paper calls
attention to Joseph Goldberger, an American physician whose remarkable research helped
correct the erroneous belief in an infectious cause for pellagra and led to the elimination of
pellagra epidemics in the United States.
Pellagra, a disease rarely seen in developed countries today, was common during the first half of this century in the United States. The disease was initially believed to be infectious, and severe “pellagraphobia” left many victims and their families ostracized. This paper calls attention to Joseph Goldberger, an American physician whose remarkable research helped correct the erroneous belief in an infectious cause for pellagra and led to the elimination of pellagra epidemics in the United States.
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