Cynthia A Connolly

Broschiertes Buch

Saving Sickly Children

The Tuberculosis Preventorium in American Life, 1909-1970

Beschreibung

Known as ""The Great Killer"" and ""The White Plague,"" few diseases influenced American life as much as Tuberculosis. The ""preventorium"", an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of progressive ideals in public health. In this book, Cynthia A. Connolly provides a provocative analysis of public health and family welfare through the lens of the tuberculosis preventorium.

Autor

CYNTHIA A. CONNOLLY is an associate professor of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Rutgers Univ Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9780813569673
• ISBN-10: 0813569672
• Artikelnr.: 40497085