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Chronic disease in the twentieth century : a history / George Weisz.
Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century challenges the conventional wisdom that the concept of chronic disease emerged because medicine's ability to cure infectious disease led to changing patterns of disease. Instead, it suggests, the concept was constructed and has evolved to serve a variety of political and social purposes. How and why the concept developed differently in the United States, an United Kingdom, and France are central concerns of this work. While an international consensus now exists, the different paths taken by these three countries continue to exert profound influence. 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. -- from back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781421413020 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1421413027 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781421413037 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1421413035 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xvi, 307 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-294) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | "National vitality" and physical examination -- Expanding public health -- Almshouses, hospitals, and the sick poor -- New Deal politics and the National Health Survey -- Mobilizing against chronic illness at midcentury -- Long-term care -- Public health and prevention -- Health, wealth, and the state -- Alternative paths in the United Kingdom -- "Maladies chroniques" in France. |
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| Subject: | Chronic diseases > History > 20th century. Medical policy > History > 20th century. Chronic Disease. Health Policy > history. History, 20th Century. Public Health Practice > history. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RA 418 .W457 2014 | 30775305503659 | General Collection | Available | - |
Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century : A History
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Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century : A History
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.
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