Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850-2000 Mycoses and Modernity

This book is open access under a CC BY license. The narrative of 20th-century medicine is the conquering of acute infectious diseases and the rise in chronic, degenerative diseases. The history of fungal infections does not fit this picture. This book charts the path of fungal infections from the mi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Homei, A. author (author), Worboys, Michael, 1948- author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke Springer Nature 2013
London : 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
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Sumario:This book is open access under a CC BY license. The narrative of 20th-century medicine is the conquering of acute infectious diseases and the rise in chronic, degenerative diseases. The history of fungal infections does not fit this picture. This book charts the path of fungal infections from the mid 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century.
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137377029
9781137377036