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Rheumatic fever in America and Britain : a biological, epidemiological, and medical history /
In 1940, rheumatic fever accounted for nearly 40,000 deaths in the US. By 1970, only 256 deaths were attributed to this disease in the US. English, a physician and a professor of history of medicine at Duke University, examines the historical course of rheumatic fever. He explores both the shifting...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1940, rheumatic fever accounted for nearly 40,000 deaths in the US. By 1970, only 256 deaths were attributed to this disease in the US. English, a physician and a professor of history of medicine at Duke University, examines the historical course of rheumatic fever. He explores both the shifting biological nature of this disease and the experiences of physicians and patients who fought its ravages, and explains insights from biology, epidemiology, and social history. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 257 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585300534 9780585300535 0813585732 9780813585734 |