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Quintana v. United Blood Services deposition, July 3, 1992

 Collection
Identifier: HMD MS ACC 2009-032

Abstract

UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. Donald P. Francis's deposition as part of the Quintana v. United Blood Services trial regarding tainted blood, HIV/AIDS. Francis was head of epidemiology and hepatitis labs for CDC; known as a principle discoverer of the AIDS virus. UBS trial focused on industry's ability to scan blood donations for HIV/AIDS after a child with hemophilia contracted the disease from a blood transfusion in 1983.

Dates

  • 1992 July 3

Extent

1 folder

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

Unprocessed collection. Access is restricted. See Reference Librarian for information regarding access.

Copyright and Re-use Information

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Collection Summary

Donald P. Francis's deposition as part of the Quintana v. United Blood Services trial regarding tainted blood, HIV/AIDS. Francis was head of epidemiology and hepatitis labs for CDC; known as a principle discoverer of the AIDS virus. UBS trial focused on industry's ability to scan blood donations for HIV/AIDS after a child with hemophilia contracted the disease from a blood transfusion in 1983.

Additional Description

Abstract

UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. Donald P. Francis's deposition as part of the Quintana v. United Blood Services trial regarding tainted blood, HIV/AIDS. Francis was head of epidemiology and hepatitis labs for CDC; known as a principle discoverer of the AIDS virus. UBS trial focused on industry's ability to scan blood donations for HIV/AIDS after a child with hemophilia contracted the disease from a blood transfusion in 1983.

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Gift; NIH History Office; 5/14/2009; Accession 2009-032.

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid to the Quintana v. United Blood Services deposition, July 3, 1992
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
Derived using MARCedit
Date
March 2013
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Edition statement
1.0

Collecting Area Details

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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