From Chaos to Coercion
Subtitle: Detention and the Control of Tuberculosis
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: February 19, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780312222505
Subjects: Health systems & services; Infectious & contagious diseases; Respiratory medicine; Tuberculosis; Consumer Health; Medical; Diseases - Contagious; Diseases - Respiratory; Medical / Medical History & Records; Health Policy; Infectious Diseases; Detention of persons; New York; New York (State); Patient compliance
First sentence: The United States, and in particular New York City, witnessed an alarming increase in tuberculosis rates during the 1980s.