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Chronology of public health in the United States
Author
Title
Chronology of public health in the United States / Russell O. Wright.
ISBN
0786421940 (softcover : alk. paper)
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005.
Physical Description
viii, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
"This chronology tracks the development of public health in the United States. The work also includes extensive information on the immune system, along with data on death rates and life expectancies that provide the best measure of the success of public health in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 21, 2005
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-169) and index.
Contents
Disease causes of death versus actual causes, 2000
Ten leading causes of death, 1900-1940
Ten leading causes of death, 1950-2000
Ten leading causes of death, 1900-2000
Death rates per 100,000 for selected causes, 1900-2000
Discovery of disease organisms
1918 influenza and pneumonia deaths
Drugs most frequently prescribed, 2001
Fatal occupational injuries, 2002
AIDS deaths and new cases, 1985-2002.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Public Health - history - United States - Chronology.
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