| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. I. Peripatetic youth. ch. 1. My childhood (1927-1937). ch. 2. Going to foreign schools (1937-1941). ch. 3. Return to China (1941-1947). ch. 4. Remembering father : Feng-Shan Ho -- pt. II. Adulthood and career. ch. 5. From philosophy to medicine. ch. 6. My life long companion -- Carol. ch. 7. Fellowship : from endotoxin to interferon. ch. 8. Research on interferon. ch. 9. The viral fifth columnists. ch. 10. Academic medicine. ch. 11. The ups and downs of a department. ch. 12. An assessment of my career -- pt. III. Experience in Taiwan. ch. 13. Academia sinica. ch. 14. What's in a name? ch. 15. Research and advocacy in antibiotic resistance. ch. 16. Improving Taiwan's medical training and medical education -- pt. IV. Thoughts and reflections. ch. 17. Reflections in Taiwan. ch. 18. Traditional Chinese medicine. ch. 19. Religions and spirituality. ch. 20. America |
| Summary |
This fascinating book comprises the autobiographical reminiscences and reflections of Monto Ho, M.D., a Chinese-born, American physician and widely recognized infectious disease specialist. It presents a remarkable opportunity to understand his personal history, the development of his scholarly qualities, and the logic of his scientific and cultural passions. A leader in the field over the past half a century, the author was a pioneer investigator of interferon. He made major contributions to the pathogenesis of virus infections in the immunocompromised host, especially of cytomegalovirus and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Ho, Monto
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Ho, Monto |
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Ho, Monto |
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Chinese American physicians -- Biography
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Physicians.
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Asian Americans.
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Communicable diseases.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Interferon.
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Physicians
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Asian
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Communicable Diseases
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Interferons
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physicians.
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MEDICAL -- Physicians.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
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Physicians
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Interferon
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Drug resistance in microorganisms
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Communicable diseases
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Asian Americans
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Chinese American physicians
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China |
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Taiwan |
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United States |
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collective biographies.
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Personal narratives
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Personal narratives.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Récits personnels.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005050602 |
| ISBN |
9812564098 |
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9789812564092 |
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981270096X |
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9789812700964 |
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1281881163 |
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9781281881168 |
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9786611881160 |
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6611881166 |
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