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The preventioneers : diseases, disasters, and the discoveries that changed our world / Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD ; foreword by Charles H. Hennekens, MD, DrPH.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Barry R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public health.
- Medicine, Preventive.
- Public Health.
- Preventive Medicine.
- Medical Subjects:
- Public Health.
- Preventive Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. A Fire is Raging: Benjamin Franklin and Fire Prevention
- 2. A Mother is Dying: Ignaz Semmelweis and Maternal Mortality Prevention
- 3. A Child is Dying: Sara Josephine Baker and Child Mortality Prevention
- 4. A Car is Crashing: The Five Auto Safety Doctors and Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention
- 5. The Pressure is Rising: Edward Freis and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- 6. Smoking Kills: Physician/Epidemiologists Ernst Wynder and Richard Doll and Cancer Prevention
- 7. Losing Oneself: Guardians and Angels and Suicide Prevention
- 8. Saving the Planet: James Hansen and Climate Change Prevention
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781421454344 (electronic bk.)
- 1421454343 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40033235895
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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