Chronic disease in the twentieth century : a history / George Weisz.

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

xvi, 307 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"National vitality" and physical examination -- Expanding public health -- Almshouses, hospitals, and the sick poor -- New Deal politics and the National Health Survey -- Mobilizing against chronic illness at midcentury -- Long-term care -- Public health and prevention -- Health, wealth, and the state -- Alternative paths in the United Kingdom -- "Maladies chroniques" in France.