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Caring for health : history and diversity / edited by Charles Webster. - 3rd ed. - Buckingham : Open University Press, 2001. - 384p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), maps (some col.) ports. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Health and disease series ; bk. 6 .

Previous ed.: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-353) and index.

History and diversity -- Pre-industrial health care, 1500-1750 -- The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1848 -- The era of public health, 1848-1918 -- Chaos and crisis in healthcare, 1918-1948 -- Mobilization for total welfare, 1948-1974 -- Caring for health in the UK, 1974 to the new millenium -- Healthcare in the developing world, 1974-2000 -- International patterns of healthcare, 1960s-2000.

ISBN: 9780335208401: £17.99 0335208401 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2001032918

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public health--History
Medical care--History--America
Medical care--History--Europe
Social medicine.
Medical care--History--Great Britain
Medical care--History
Health and Wellbeing.
Social services & welfare, criminology
History: specific events & topics
Social & ethical issues
Health systems & services

Dewey Class. No.: 362.109