The Health of the Commonwealth
A Brief History of Medicine, Public Health, and Disease in Pennsylvania
Published on 9. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-932304-69-5 (ISBN)
Description
"This book is a history of medicine and public health in Pennsylvania from the colonial era through the present day, with coverage of medical advances, disease outbreaks, alternative therapies, and other topics that both link the state to broader national and international narratives and emphasize its residents' unique contributions"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-932304-69-5 (9781932304695)
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Person
James E. Higgins is a lecturer in History at Rider University and researchers the history of medicine in America and abroad. He is the winner of the 2015 Philip S. Klein Pennsylvania HistoryPrize.