The forgotten plague
Subtitle: how the battle against tuberculosis was won--and lost
By: Frank Ryan.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
Subjects: Tuberculosis -- History
Description: Even midway through the twentieth century, no one believed a cure to TB would ever be discovered. This book tells the remarkable story of men and women who saw their work as a fundamental struggle for human welfare, and who refused to give up their vision.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-449) and index.
"First published in the United Kingdom as Tuberculosis : the greatest story never told"--T.p. verso.