| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 554 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
From sentimental stories about polio to the latest cherub in hospital commercials, sick children tug at the public's heartstrings. However sick children have not always had adequate medical care or protection. The essays in this book investigate the identification, prevention, and treatment of childhood diseases from the 1800s onwards, in areas ranging from French-colonial Vietnam to nineteenth-century Northern British Columbia, from New Zealand fresh air camps to American health fairs. Themes include: the role of government and/or the private sector in initiating and underwriting child public health programs; the growth of the profession of paediatrics and its views on 'proper' mothering techniques; the role of nationalism, as well as ethnic and racial dimensions in child-saving movements; normative behaviour, social control, and the treatment of 'deviant' children and adolescents; poverty, wealth, and child health measures; and the development of the modern children's hospital.; This liberally illustrated collection reflects the growing academic interest in all aspects of childhood, especially child health, and originates from health care professionals and scholars across the disciplines. An introduction by the editors places the historical themes in context and offers an overview of the contemporary study of children's health. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Alexandra Hospital (Montreal, Québec) |
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Hôpital Saint-Paul. |
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Pan American Sanitary Bureau.
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Pan American Sanitary Bureau. |
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Child health services -- History.
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Child health services. |
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History. |
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Children -- Health and hygiene -- History.
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Children -- Health and hygiene. |
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Child Health Services -- history. |
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History, 19th Century. |
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History, 20th Century. |
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Hospitals, Pediatric -- history. |
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Ambulatory Care Facilities -- history. |
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Communicable Diseases -- history. |
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Adolescent Health Services -- history. |
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Child Abuse, Sexual -- history. |
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School Health Services -- history. |
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Emigration and Immigration -- history. |
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Malnutrition -- history. |
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Child. |
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Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena -- history. |
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Infant Mortality -- history. |
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Canada. |
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United States. |
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Vietnam. |
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Alberta. |
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Quebec. |
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Australia. |
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Ontario. |
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British Columbia. |
| Genre/Form |
Essay.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Children. |
| Added Author |
Strong-Boag, Veronica Jane.
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Warsh, Cheryl Krasnick, 1957-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Children's health issues in historical perspective. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2005 0889204748 (OCoLC)61300763 |
| ISBN |
1423743040 (electronic book) |
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9781423743040 (electronic book) |
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0889204748 (paperback) |
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9780889204744 (paperback) |
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1280280832 |
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9781280280832 |
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