Chronic disease in the twentieth century : a history - Weisz, George (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014)
"National vitality" and physical examination -- Expanding public health -- Almshouses, hospitals, and the sick poor -- New Deal politics and the National Health Survey -- Mobilizing against chronic illness at midcentury -- Long-term care -- Public health and prevention -- Health, wealth, and the state -- Alternative paths in the United Kingdom -- "Maladies chroniques" in France.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-194) and index.
Keywords: Chronic diseases -- History -- 20th century; Medical policy -- History -- 20th century; Chronic Disease; Health Policy -- history; History, 20th Century; Public Health Practice -- history; Print books