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Vaccine nation : America's changing relationship with immunization /

While vaccination rates have soared and cases of preventable infections have plummeted, an increasingly vocal cross section of Americans have questioned the safety and necessity of vaccines. In Vaccine Nation, Elena Conis explores this complicated history and its consequences for personal and public...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conis, Elena (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Vaccination > United States > History > 20th century.
Vaccination > history.
History, 20th Century.
Mass Vaccination > legislation & jurisprudence.
Child.
Government Regulation.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
United States.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
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Summary:While vaccination rates have soared and cases of preventable infections have plummeted, an increasingly vocal cross section of Americans have questioned the safety and necessity of vaccines. In Vaccine Nation, Elena Conis explores this complicated history and its consequences for personal and public health.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Description based on opening page (viewed Nov 18, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226923772 (electronic bk.)
0226923770 (electronic bk.)