Book Review: Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century: A History
Author: George Weisz Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press – 307 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This book – a history of chronic disease (which meant different things to different people, as you will find out) – is a comparison and contrast by George Weisz of how it was dealt with by governments, medical communities, and other entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France in the 1900s. Like the origins of most books, Weisz found that no such history existed, and that he would write one. He also found that “chronic disease” to some people meant...
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