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The Preventioneers

Diseases, Disasters, and the Discoveries That Changed Our World

Barry R. Davis
foreword by Charles Hennekens

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Trim Size
6
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9
Pages
280
ISBN
9781421454337
Illustration Description
16 b&w photos, 5 b&w illus., 3 maps
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. A Fire is Raging: Benjamin Franklin and Fire Prevention
2. A Mother is Dying: Ignaz Semmelweis and Maternal Mortality Prevention
3. A

Table of Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. A Fire is Raging: Benjamin Franklin and Fire Prevention
2. A Mother is Dying: Ignaz Semmelweis and Maternal Mortality Prevention
3. A Child is Dying: Sara Josephine Baker and Child Mortality Prevention
4. A Car is Crashing: The Five Auto Safety Doctors and Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention
5. The Pressure is Rising: Edward Freis and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
6. Smoking Kills: The Two Physician/Epidemiologists Ernst Wynder and Richard Doll and Cancer Prevention
7. Losing Oneself: Guardians and Angels and Suicide Prevention
8. Saving the Planet: James Hansen and Climate Change Prevention
Conclusion

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