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The flu epidemic of 1918 : America's experience in the global health crisis / Sandra Opdycke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Opdycke, Sandra.
- Series:
- Critical moments in American history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919.
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919--United States.
- Influenza--United States--Management.
- Influenza.
- Medical policy--United States--International cooperation.
- Medical policy.
- Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919.
- International cooperation.
- Management.
- United States.
- Influenza, Human--history.
- Health Policy--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919.
- United States.
- Influenza, Human--history.
- Health Policy--history.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 215 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2014.
- Contents:
- No ordinary flu: the Epidemic of 1918
- America in 1918: the epidemic's social context
- Fighting two wars at once: flu in the military
- A caregiver's nightmare: trying to treat influenza
- Communities on their own: the civilian experience
- After the storm: the legacy of 1918
- The long silence: suppressing the memory
- Feeling vulnerable again: fears of another 1918.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-212) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415636841
- 0415636841
- 9780415636858
- 041563685X
- OCLC:
- 859384390
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