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Rheumatic fever in America and Britain : a biological, epidemiological, and medical history

Summary: In 1940, rheumatic fever accounted for nearly 40,000 deaths in the US. By 1970, only 256 deaths were attributed to this disease in the US. English, a physician and a professor of history of medicine at Duke University, examines the historical course of rheumatic fever. He explores both the shifting biological nature of this disease and the experiences of physicians and patients who fought its ravages, and explains insights from biology, epidemiology, and social history.

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ISBN: 9780813585734
ISBN: 0813585732
ISBN: 9780585300535
ISBN: 0585300534
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 257 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-236) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Ch. 7. From acute to chronic, 1925-1945 -- Ch. 8. At the bedside, 1925-1945 -- Ch. 9. Penicillin, cortisone, and heart surgery, 1945-1965 -- Ch. 10. The waning of rheumatic fever : molecular biology, epidemiology, and history, 1945-1965.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.