The first 13-year-old patient :The Scientist [2006-12-01]


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The first 13-year-old patient Nicholas White and François Nosten were not the first clinicians to use artemisinin in a human trial. That honor belongs to Li Guoqian, now a senior professor at the Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (GUTCM).

The first 13-year-old patient

Nicholas White and François Nosten were not the first clinicians to use artemisinin in a human trial. That honor belongs to Li Guoqian, now a senior professor at the Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (GUTCM).