1716–1794 Scottish naval physician who strongly advocated the curative role of citrus fruits in cases of scurvy, which he established through an innovative clinical trial.
Keywords: nutrition; scurvy
Lind, James
WF Bynum, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, London, UK
Published online: May 2002
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003615
| Further Reading | |
| book Carpenter KJ (1986) The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. | |
| book Gillispie CC (ed.) (1970–1980) Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
| book Roddis LH (1951) James Lind. London: Heinemann. | |
