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UN Committee on Injuries to the Nervous System: MRC special report series
Catalogue reference: FD 1/169
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This record is about the UN Committee on Injuries to the Nervous System: MRC special report series dating from 1918-1927 in the series Medical Research Committee and Medical Research Council: Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FD 1/169
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1918-1927
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Description (What the record is about)
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UN Committee on Injuries to the Nervous System: MRC special report series
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 206,pt 1
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C807204/
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FD 1
Medical Research Committee and Medical Research Council: Files
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