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War, Philanthropy, and the National Institute of Hygiene in France

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The Rockefeller Foundation helpedestablish two health research institutes inFrance during the German occupation and Vichyrule. These institutes were the precursors ofthe Institut National de Santé et de laRecherche Médicale (INSERM), the Frenchequivalent of the National Institutes of Healthin the United States. This essay rescues theseinstitutes from oblivion, and examines theirorigins and their significance.

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  1. Department of History and Center for Bioethics, Indiana University, 425 University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

    William H. Schneider

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Schneider, W.H. War, Philanthropy, and the National Institute of Hygiene in France. Minerva 41, 1–23 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022257805553

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