A Tuberculosis Directory Containing A List Of Institutions, Associations And Other Agencies Dealing With Tuberculosis In The United States And Canada Compiled By The National Association For The Study And Prevention Of Tuberculosis

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ISBN 10: 9354305938 / ISBN 13: 9789354305931

Published by Alpha Editions, 2020

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - An indispensable handbook of the organisations that shaped tuberculosis control across North America. Practical, precise, and historically vital. Compiled by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, this tuberculosis resource directory assembles authoritative listings of the institutions, associations and agencies addressing tuberculosis in the United States and Canada. As a medical institutions guide and public health reference, it maps the networks of health associations in the United States and the wider North American medical community, documenting the disease control agencies that formed the backbone of early infectious-disease work. Researchers and public-health practitioners will find a ready medical professionals reference; librarians and curators will recognise it as a foundational resource for library collections and medical history; casual readers interested in the history of medicine or the social response to epidemics will value its clear presentation of tuberculosis prevention resources. Among early infectious disease directories, it stands out for scope and practical usefulness.A primary witness to early 20th-century healthcare, the directory illuminates how organisations co-ordinated at a formative moment in disease control and public policy. It appeals equally to casual readers and classic-literature collectors, offering utility for scholarship and quiet resonance as a period artefact. A measured, factual register rather than narrative, it rewards careful reading: scholars tracing administrative networks, policy historians examining early prevention strategies, local historians reconstructing civic responses and genealogists seeking authoritative leads will all find practical value. Useful to those assembling infectious disease directories or United States-Canada medical bibliographies, it balances documentary authority with readable structure. Its entries form a mesh of civic, medical and voluntary responses to tuberculosis, making the volume a practical complement to secondary histories. For libraries, researchers and curious readers alike it serves as both a reference and an invitation to deeper study. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Tuberculosis Directory Containing A List Of Institutions, Associations And Other Agencies Dealing With Tuberculosis In The United States And Canada Compiled By The National Association For The Study And Prevention Of Tuberculosis
• Publisher: Alpha Editions
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9354305938
• ISBN 13: 9789354305931
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 280W x 216H x 23D millimeters 280 millimeters width by 216 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1066 grams

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An indispensable handbook of the organisations that shaped tuberculosis control across North America. Practical, precise, and historically vital. Compiled by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, this tuberculosis resource directory assembles authoritative listings of the institutions, associations and agencies addressing tuberculosis in the United States and Canada. As a medical institutions guide and public health reference, it maps the networks of health associations in the United States and the wider North American medical community, documenting the disease control agencies that formed the backbone of early infectious-disease work. Researchers and public-health practitioners will find a ready medical professionals reference; librarians and curators will recognise it as a foundational resource for library collections and medical history; casual readers interested in the history of medicine or the social response to epidemics will value its clear presentation of tuberculosis prevention resources. Among early infectious disease directories, it stands out for scope and practical usefulness. A primary witness to early 20th-century healthcare, the directory illuminates how organisations co-ordinated at a formative moment in disease control and public policy. It appeals equally to casual readers and classic-literature collectors, offering utility for scholarship and quiet resonance as a period artefact. A measured, factual register rather than narrative, it rewards careful reading: scholars tracing administrative networks, policy historians examining early prevention strategies, local historians reconstructing civic responses and genealogists seeking authoritative leads will all find practical value. Useful to those assembling infectious disease directories or United States-Canada medical bibliographies, it balances documentary authority with readable structure. Its entries form a mesh of civic, medical and voluntary responses to tuberculosis, making the volume a practical complement to secondary histories. For libraries, researchers and curious readers alike it serves as both a reference and an invitation to deeper study. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.