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As new vaccines proliferate, this book asks where our faith in vaccines comes from. For most people, vaccines have become the magic bullets for dealing with dangerous diseases. The continuing quest for new vaccines, including an HIV/AIDS vaccine, despite technical, epidemiological, and social obstac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heller, Jacob, Ph.D
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Vaccines > History.
Vaccines > Social aspects.
Vaccines > Historiography.
Social medicine.
Vaccines > history
Communicable Disease Control > history
History, 20th Century
Sociology, Medical
Vaccination > history
Vaccins > Histoire.
Vaccins > Aspect social.
Vaccins > Historiographie.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sociologie médicale.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
MEDICAL > History.
Social medicine
Vaccines
Impfung
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:As new vaccines proliferate, this book asks where our faith in vaccines comes from. For most people, vaccines have become the magic bullets for dealing with dangerous diseases. The continuing quest for new vaccines, including an HIV/AIDS vaccine, despite technical, epidemiological, and social obstacles, suggests the abiding power of this narrative. The author examines four cases that span the twentieth century-diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, and HIV/AIDS. Each case challenges the reader to examine how the values we attribute to vaccines influence their use. - Publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-198) and index.
ISBN:9780826592415
0826592414

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