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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gerald N. Grob (Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus, Rutgers University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781421413181ISBN 10: 1421413183 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 10 June 2014 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsForeword, by Charles E. Rosenberg Preface List of Abbreviations 1. History and Demography 2. The Origins of a Diagnosis 3. The Transformation of Osteoporosis 4. Popularizing a Diagnosis 5. Internationalizing Osteoporosis 6. Therapeutic Expansion 7. Osteoporosis Triumphant? Notes IndexReviewsA well-written and compelling book that should convince academic, student, lay and professional audiences alike that immersion in the history of a disease is indispensable to treating it. Social History of Medicine [ Aging Bones] illustrate[s] the disparate yet powerful components of chronic disease for understanding medical practices and policies in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences A well-written and compelling book that should convince academic, student, lay and professional audiences alike that immersion in the history of a disease is indispensable to treating it. Social History of Medicine Author InformationGerald N. Grob is the Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus at Rutgers University and a senior research associate in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is the author of eleven books, including The Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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