History of Blood Transfusion in Sub-saharan Africa

Informationen zum Autor "William H. Schneider" is Professor of History at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He is author of "Quality and Quantity: The Quest for Biological Regeneration in Twentieth-Century France" and "An Empire for the Masses: The French Popular Image of Africa! 1870-1900"; and editor of "Rockefeller Philanthropy and Modern Biomedicine: International Initiatives from World War I to the Cold War." Zusammenfassung A study of the practice of blood transfusion in Africa that traces the history of one of the most important therapies in modern medicine from the period of colonial rule to independence and the AIDS epidemic.

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• Authors: William H. Schneider
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2013
• EAN: 9780821420379
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2037-9
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Perspectives on Global Health; Perspectives on Global Health
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories