Young, Patrick

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YOUNG, Patrick

YOUNG, Patrick. American, b. 1937. Genres: Medicine/Health, Sciences. Career: UPI, Washington, DC, reporter, 1961-62; USN, journalist, 1963-64; National Observer, Silver Spring, MD, staff writer, 1965-77; freelance writer, 1977-79, 1995-; Newhouse News Service, Washington, DC, chief science and medical writer, 1980-88; Science News, Washington, DC, editor, 1988- 95. Publications: Drifting Continents, Shifting Seas: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics, 1976; Asthma and Allergies: An Optimistic Future, 1980; Drugs and Pregnancy, 1987; Mental Disturbances, 1988; Schizophrenia, 1988; (with A.R. Figelman) Keeping Young Athletes Healthy, 1991. Contributor to periodicals. Address: 7711 Hyacinth Court, Laurel, MD 20707, U.S.A.

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