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Tuberculosis Then and Now
Condrau, Flurin; Worboys, Michael
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Description for Tuberculosis Then and Now
Paperback. One-third of the world's population is infected with the TB bacillus and up to ten per cent of these individuals will go on to develop tuberculosis. This title focuses on the changing medical, social, and cultural understanding of the disease and engages in a wider debate about the role of narrative in the social history of medicine. Series: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; MJCL; MMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
The changing medical, social, and cultural understandings of the deadly disease of tuberculosis and how it shaped the history of medicine
The changing medical, social, and cultural understandings of the deadly disease of tuberculosis and how it shaped the history of medicine
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Series
McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773536012
SKU
V9780773536012
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About Condrau, Flurin; Worboys, Michael
Flurin Condrau, professor of history of medicine at the University of Manchester, is an expert in the comparative history of infectious diseases, tuberculosis, and urban sanitary movements and is currently working on the history of patients as well as on
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