| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-281) and index. |
| Summary |
Resnick describes the, "social, psychological, and economic experience," of the hemophilia community. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The dismal era: because the blood comes from the woman -- The years of hope, 1948-65 -- A research milestone heralds the golden era, 1960-65 -- The hemophilia community enters politics: the late 1960s and early 1970s -- Politics and the blood business in the golden era -- The meanings of the golden era -- The AIDS era begins: the years of confusion and denial, 1980-82 -- The AIDS era, 1982-85: tension mounts, conflicts erupt -- The AIDS era, 1985-88: the hemophilia community rises to the challenge -- "A vote for the status quo," 1988-92 -- Approaching the biotech century: out with the old, in with the new, 1992-98 -- Conclusion: lessons to be learned. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hemophilia -- United States -- History.
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Hemophilia. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Hemophilia A -- history. |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- history. |
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Community Networks. |
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Politics. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Resnik, Susan, 1940- Blood saga. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999 0520211952 (DLC) 98014150 (OCoLC)38504466 |
| ISBN |
9780520920293 (electronic book) |
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0520920295 (electronic book) |
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0585299870 (electronic book) |
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9780585299877 (electronic book) |
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