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Statistics and the language of global health : institutions and experts in China, Taiwan, and the world, 1917-1960 /

"Drawing on archival material from three continents, this book investigates efforts by universities, foundations, and international organizations to turn numbers into an international language for health, and how those efforts were received in China. The history of various quantification practi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lin, Yi-Tang, 1986- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:Global health histories (Series)
Subjects:
Public health > Statistics.
Medical policy > History.
Public Health > statistics & numerical data
Statistics as Topic
Government Programs > history
International Agencies > history
Foundations > history
Health Policy > history
History, 20th Century
China
Santé publique > Statistiques.
Politique sanitaire > Histoire.
Statistiques.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Medical policy
Public health
Electronic books.
History
Statistics
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Drawing on archival material from three continents, this book investigates efforts by universities, foundations, and international organizations to turn numbers into an international language for health, and how those efforts were received in China. The history of various quantification practices illustrates the dynamic relationship between numbers, experts and policy-making"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108991339
1108991335
DOI:10.1017/9781108991339