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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812280803321
• Autore: Weisz George
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-4214-1304-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.044
• Soggetti: Chronic diseases; Medical policy; Public health
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Chronic Disease in the United States""; ""1 “National Vitalityâ€? 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""