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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458328003321

Autore

Abrams Jeanne E. <1951->

Titolo

Dr. Charles David Spivak [[electronic resource] ] : a Jewish immigrant and the American tuberculosis movement / / Jeanne E. Abrams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, CO, : University Press of Colorado, c2009

ISBN

0-87081-973-9

Descrizione fisica

xi, 226 p

Collana

Timberline Books

Disciplina

610.92

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Soggetti

Jewish physicians - United States

Jews, Russian - United States

Tuberculosis - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Out of Russia -- The Philadelphia story -- Heading west to "chase the cure" -- The genesis of the JCRS : creating a new type of tb institution -- Becoming a westerner -- Overseas mission to the European front and the final years -- Conclusion : the Spivak legacy.