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McBride, William Griffith (1927 - )
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Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Born: 25 May 1927  Sydney?, New South Wales, Australia
William Griffith McBride was the founder of Foundation 41, a research organisation investigating the causes of mental and physical handicap and based at the Women's Hospital, Sydney from 1971. He was the discoverer of the effects of thalidomide on unborn children.
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 16 September 2004
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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