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Abstract

Born to a family of farmers in Bihar, India, Dr C P Thakur studied medicine at Patna University, then the universities of London and Edinburgh. In 1984 he fought the Lok Sabha election and is now Minister of Health and Welfare. He is a member of the WHO expert committee on kala-azar (Leishmaniases), which he suffered from as a child. He is married to Dr Uma, who has a doctorate in Hindi, and they have two daughters and two sons.

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Title
Lifeline: Dr C P Thakur
Author
Anonymous
Pages
1366
Publication year
2000
Publication date
Oct 14, 2000
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
01406736
e-ISSN
1474547X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
199085617
Copyright
Copyright Lancet Ltd. Oct 14, 2000