Epidemic disease and human understanding : a historical analysis of scientific and other writings / Charles De Paolo.

  • De Paolo, Charles, 1950-
Date:
[2006], ©2006
  • Books

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Description

"The book is primarily concerned with the human experience of epidemic disease and the various ways this experience has been conceptualized and communicated. In surveying human responses to endemic disease, the book draws connections between three sub-genres of epidemiological writing: the encyclopedia, the intellectual history, and the biographical collection"--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2006], ©2006.

Physical description

x, 258 pages ; 23 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-250) and index.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 0786425067
  • 9780786425068