American pandemic : the lost worlds of the 1918 influenza epidemic / Nancy K. Bristow.
American pandemic : the lost worlds of the 1918 influenza epidemic / Nancy K. Bristow.
American pandemic : the lost worlds of the 1918 influenza epidemic / Nancy K. Bristow.
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New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
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N614.51809/5
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English
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xiii, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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"Influenza has apparently become domesticated with us" : influenza, medicine and the public, 1890-1918 -- "The whole world seems up-side-down" : patients, families and communities confront the epidemic -- "Let our experience be of value to other communities" : public health experts, the people, and...
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New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
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New York (State)
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c2012.
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"In 1918-1919 influenza raged around the globe in the worst pandemic in recorded history. Focusing on those closest to the crisis--patients, families, communities, public health officials, nurses and doctors--this book explores the epidemic in the United States"-- Provided by publisher....
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American pandemic : the lost worlds of the 1918 influenza epidemic / Nancy K. Bristow.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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N614.51809/5
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74VvNDjrZzVO
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0199811342 (hardback)
9780199811342 (hardback)
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614.5180973
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991012806599702626
