| LC control no. | n 89146713 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | McBride, William, 1927-2018 |
| Located | Dungog (N.S.W.) |
| Birth date | 1927-05-25 |
| Death date | 2018-06-27 |
| Place of birth | Sydney (N.S.W.) |
| Place of death | Australia |
| Field of activity | Thalidomide--Side effects |
| Profession or occupation | Obstetricians |
| Found in | Nicol, B. McBride, behind the myth, 1989: Australian CIP (McBride, William, 1927- ) p. 4 of cover, etc. (Dr., AO, CBE; discovered the toxic effects of thalidomide; formerly med. dir. of Foundation 41; accused of scientific fraud; William Griffith McBride) New York times WWW site, viewed July 16, 2018 (in obituary published July 15: William McBride; b. William Griffith McBride, May 25, 1927, Sydney; grew up near Dungog, north of Newcastle; d. June 27, Australia, aged 91; obstetrician; among the first doctors to sound an alarm about thalidomide, the sedative found to cause birth defects, but whose later career was marred by accusations of falsified research results and other misconduct) |
| Associated language | eng |
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