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Medicina
Bridie Andrews
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Mary B. Bullock
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Indiana University Press
"Rich insights into how one country has dealt with perhaps the most central issue for any human society: the health and wellbeing of its citizens." The Lancet
This volume examines important aspects of China's century-long search to provide appropriate and effective health care for its people. Four subjectsdisease and healing, encounters and accommodations, institutions and professions, and people's healthorganize 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. This is a thought-provoking read for health practitioners, historians, and others interested in the history of medicine and health in China.
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