Building resistance : children, tuberculosis, and the Toronto sanatorium /

"In 1882, Robert Koch determined that tuberculosis was an infectious disease caused by a bacterium. In Canada, tuberculosis was a widespread, endemic disease and many children were infected in their youth, often within their family homes. Ongoing concerns led to the rise of modern, scientific h...

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主要作者: Burke, Stacie (Stacie D. A.) (Author)
格式: Licensed eBooks
語言:英语
出版: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
叢編:desLibris. Books collection.
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書本目錄:
  • Building bodies of resistance
  • The Toronto sanatorium : the context
  • Guarded hopes and difficult truths : children, families, and the sanatorium
  • Tuberculosis and the body : biology, beliefs, and experience
  • Blood and oxygen : building bodies of resistance
  • From collapse to cure : the modern therapeutics
  • Children and the Sanatorium : conduct sheets and report cards
  • Tuberculosis support and philanthropy
  • Conclusion.