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Medical transitions in twentieth-century China /
This volume examines important aspects of China''s century-long search to provide appropriate and effective health care for its people. Four subjects-disease and healing, encounters and accommodations, institutions and professions, and people''s health-organize discussions across...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | China Medical Board centennial series
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This volume examines important aspects of China''s century-long search to provide appropriate and effective health care for its people. Four subjects-disease and healing, encounters and accommodations, institutions and professions, and people''s health-organize discussions across case studies of schistosomiasis, tuberculosis, mental health, and tobacco and health. Among the book's significant conclusions are the importance of barefoot doctors in disseminating western medicine, the improvements in medical health and services during the long Sino-Japanese war, and the important role of the Chine. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 435 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253014948 0253014948 |
| Access: | Access restricted to authorised ANU users only. |