Chronic disease in the twentieth century : a history / George Weisz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weisz, George, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases.

Medical policy.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Chronic Disease in the United States""; ""1 “National Vitality� and Physical Examination""; ""2 Expanding Public Health""; ""3 Almshouses, Hospitals, and the Sick Poor""; ""4 New Deal Politics and the National Health Survey""; ""5 Mobilizing against Chronic Illness at Midcentury""; ""6 Long-Term Care""; ""7 Public Health and Prevention""; ""Part II: Chronic Disease in the United Kingdom and France""; ""8 Health, Wealth, and the State""; ""9 Alternative Paths in the United Kingdom""

""10 Maladies chroniques in France""""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-1304-3

OCLC:

877868061