Navigation and history of science: Scurvy
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https://doi.org/10.19230/jonnpr.1510Keywords:
Scurvy, navigation, clinical trials, vitamin CAbstract
The history of scurvy might be summarized in terms of mystery, death, tenacity and finally success. In this history three very important people deserve special mention, two of them were doctors, the other one was a famous navigator: Lind, Blane and Cook. The first one had the glory of having been the author of the first clinical trial, as we understand it nowadays, with all the criticisms that could be done at present. However, the joint effort of these three men led to the solution of something, which seemed to be an irresolvable mystery.
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