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Plague, SARS, and the story of medicine in Hong Kong /
- Title
- Plague, SARS, and the story of medicine in Hong Kong / Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences Society ; editorial committee, Arthur Starling [and others].
- Publication
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2006.
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- Description
- xiv, 368 pages : illustrations, portraits; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The volume covers Hong Kong's medical development in the period from 1841 to early 2005, including the history of hospitals and medical education, and the role of the Bacteriological Institute. It is a record of how the health care system has evolved and how the territory has been able to cope with the massive increase in population."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. History of infectious diseases in Hong Kong : a story of discovery and challenge -- Ch. 2. The evolution of Hong Kong's hospitals : prevention or cure? -- Ch. 3. The bacteriological institute and its contributions to Hong Kong -- Ch. 4. Hong Kong's battle against tuberculosis -- Ch. 5. Health-care issues in a changing society -- Ch. 6. The development of medical education -- App. I. Hong Kong medical and health agencies and principal officers -- App. II. Ten leading causes of death in Hong Kong at 2002 -- App. III. Number of medical students enrolled in and graduating from the Chinese University of Hong Kong -- App. IV. Number of medical students graduating from the University of Hong Kong -- App. V. Practitioners in different specialties in Hong Kong.
- ISBN
- 9789622098053
- 9622098053
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library