The Epidemic Streets: Infectious Diseases and the Rise of Preventive Medicine, 1856-1900
| AUTHOR | Hardy, Hart; Hardy, Hart; Hardy, Hart et al. |
| PUBLISHER | OUP Oxford (12/16/1993) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Anne Hardy has drawn on a wide range of public health records for a detailed epidemiological investigation of the many infectious diseases--whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, smallpox, typhus, typhoid, and tuberculosis--in Victorian society. Hardy explores factors which helped to reduce fatality, focusing particularly on preventive medicine, and on the local and domestic circumstances affecting the diseases' behavior. This is a significant contribution to the historical debate that arose from Thomas McKeown's theory of modern population growth.
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ISBN-13:
9780198203773
ISBN-10:
0198203772
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
338
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
6.14 x 0.81 x 9.21 inches
Weight:
1.44 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Medical | Preventive Medicine
Medical | Europe - Great Britain - General
Medical | History
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
614.442
Library of Congress Control Number:
93028155
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Anne Hardy has drawn on a wide range of public health records for a detailed epidemiological investigation of the many infectious diseases--whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, smallpox, typhus, typhoid, and tuberculosis--in Victorian society. Hardy explores factors which helped to reduce fatality, focusing particularly on preventive medicine, and on the local and domestic circumstances affecting the diseases' behavior. This is a significant contribution to the historical debate that arose from Thomas McKeown's theory of modern population growth.
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