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Hemendra Nath Chatterjee

Indian scientist who invented oral rehydration therapy

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Hemendra Nath Chatterjee was a medical researcher and microbiologist.

Dr. Hemendra Nath Chatterjee (c. 1950s), Indian physician and pioneer of early oral rehydration therapy (ORT) research.

Hemendra Nath Chatterjee was an Indian scientist from West Bengal known for the earliest publication of a formula for Orally Rehydrated Saline (ORS) for diarrhea management in 1952.

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Occupation

Medical researcher, microbiologist

Education

University of Calcutta

Employers

University of Calcutta

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Indian scientist who invented oral rehydration therapy

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Hemendra Nath Chatterjee was a medical researcher and microbiologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hemendra Nath Chatterjee

· Wikidata: Q5711305

· DBpedia: Hemendra Nath Chatterjee

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