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Rheumatic fever in America and Britain : a biological, epidemiological, and medical history

Title
Rheumatic fever in America and Britain : a biological, epidemiological, and medical history / Peter C. English.
Author
English, Peter C.
Publication
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1999.

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Description
xx, 257 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
  • "Rheumatic Fever in America and Britain is the first book to examine comprehensively a disease that has been a moving target for physicians and health care workers.".
  • "Dr. Peter C. English explores both the shifting biological nature of this disease and the experiences of physicians and patients who fought its ravages. Using insights from biology, epidemiology, and social history, Dr. English - both a physician and medical historian - is uniquely suited to unravel this disease's epidemiological and cultural complexities."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-236) and index.
Contents
Pt. I. The Emergence of Rheumatic Fever in the Nineteenth Century. 1. The New Face of Rheumatism, 1798-1840. 2. Acute Rheumatism and Hospitals, 1840-1880. 3. Walter Butler Cheadle and the "Typical Case," 1880-1890 -- Pt. II. The Clinical and Scientific Challenges of an Evolving Disease. 4. Rheumatic Fever as Sepsis, 1890-1920. 5. Clinical Management, 1890-1925. 6. Allergy, Heredity, Environment, and the Emergence of the Streptococcus, 1925-1945 -- Pt. III. The Disappearance of Rheumatic Fever in the Twentieth Century. 7. From Acute to Chronic, 1925-1945. 8. At the Bedside, 1925-1945. 9. Penicillin, Cortisone, and Heart Surgery, 1945-1965. 10. The Waning of Rheumatic Fever: Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and History, 1945-1965.
ISBN
0813527104 (alk. paper)
LCCN
99014094
OCLC
  • ocm40783852
  • SCSB-4792597
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries