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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: George Weisz, George (Professor Weisz, Weisz George
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.06.2014
• EAN: 9781421413037
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-1303-7
• Pagine: 328
• Categorie: Narrativa > Libri regalo, album, calendari perpetui, libri di cartoline; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto commerciale, diritto economico; 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