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Infectious Fear: Politics, Disease, and the Health Effects of Segregation - Studies in Social Medicine Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr. New edition
Infectious Fear: Politics, Disease, and the Health Effects of Segregation - Studies in Social Medicine
Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr.
Tuberculosis ranked among the top three causes of mortality among urban African Americans. Exploring the politics of race, reform, and public health, this title uses the tuberculosis crisis to reveal the limits of racialized medicine and the roots of modern health disparities. It shows a picture of the United States' health history.
328 pages, 36 illustrations, 15 tables, notes, bibl., index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 30, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807859346 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 231 × 20 mm · 470 g |
| Language | English |