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Medical Transitions in Twentieth-Century China

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
0253014905, 9780253014900
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3949889 bytes)
Series
China Medical Board Centennial
Edition
1
Pages
448\448
Library
AvaxHome
Time added
2014-11-20 21:00:59

Description

This volume examines important aspects of China's century-long search to provide appropriate and effective health care for its people. Four subjects—disease and healing, encounters and accommodations, institutions and professions, and people's health—organize discussions across case studies of schistosomiasis, tuberculosis, mental health, and tobacco and health. Among the book’s significant conclusions are the importance of barefoot doctors in disseminating western medicine, the improvements in medical health and services during the long Sino-Japanese war, and the important role of the Chinese consumer. Intended for an audience of health practitioners, historians, and others interested in the history of medicine and health in China, the book is one of three commissioned by the China Medical Board to mark its centennial in 2014.

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