(Mobile pdf) Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century: A History
• George Weisz •
| #2029397 in Books | 2014-03-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.78 x6.00l,1.01 | File Name: 1421413035 | 328 pages
||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Authoritative Resource|By Valerie J Powell|Authoritative, interesting, well-written, and useful! Like the author, we shouldn't take for granted that we understand what the phrase "chronic disease" means or know how it has evolved over time. Weisz terms "chronic disease" a "meta-concept." Valerie J H Powell|||"Weisz presents a highly original argument that will greatly enrich our historical understanding of chronic disease and the medical, public health, and policy response to it. It will also contribute to an understanding of the peculiarities of American health
Long and recurring illnesses have burdened sick people and their doctors since ancient times, but until recently the concept of "chronic disease" had limited significance. Even lingering diseases like tuberculosis, a leading cause of mortality, did not inspire dedicated public health activities until the later decades of the nineteenth century, when it became understood as a treatable infectious disease. Historian of medicine George Weisz analyzes why the idea of chr...
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