Letter from Adrian Kantrowitz to Luther L. Terry

Title:

Letter from Adrian Kantrowitz to Luther L. Terry

Description:

Luther L. Terry (1911-1985) was Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965. It was during his tenure that the U.S. Public Health Service study linking smoking and lung cancer was published, launching a new era of public health concern about the adverse effects of smoking on cardiopulmonary health.

Extent:

5 pages

Creator:

Kantrowitz, Adrian (Adrian Kantrowitz)

Recipient:

United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General and Terry, Luther L. (Luther Leonidas), 1911-1985

Right Type:

Permission Granted - No Conditions

Right Statement:

Reproduced with permission of Adrian Kantrowitz.

Subject:

Heart-Assist Devices

Profiles in Science ID:

GNBBBH

NLM ID:

101584941X6

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Language:

English

Format:

Text