Tuberculosis
Subtitle: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Contributors: John D. H. Porter (Editor); John M. Grange (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: October 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 509
ISBN-13: 9781860941436
Subjects: Epidemiology & medical statistics; Health systems & services; Tuberculosis; Health Policy; Health Care Policy; Medical / Nursing; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical; Public Health; Diseases - General; Health Care Delivery; Epidemiology; Government policy
First sentence: Tuberculosis has long ranked among the most feared and dreaded of all of the many afflictions of the human race and names for the disease such as John Bunyan's 'Captain of all of these Men of Death' truly reflect its unenviable reputation in days gone by.