Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century - A History

This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy.

About the author

George Weisz is a professor of social studies and medicine and Cotton-Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine at McGill University in Quebec. He is author and editor of several books, including Divide and Conquer: A Comparative History of Medical Specialization, and co-editor of Greater than the Parts: Holism in Biomedicine, 1920-1950 and Body Counts: Medical Quantification in Historical and Sociological Perspectives.

Summary

This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy.

Product details

• Authors: George Weisz, George (Professor Weisz, Weisz George
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.06.2014
• EAN: 9781421413037
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-1303-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; MEDICAL / Diseases, SCIENCE / History, 20th Century, MEDICAL / History, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Medicine, History of Science, Diseases & disorders, Diseases and disorders