The Medical Detectives
Berton Roueché
In each true story, local health authorities and epidemiologists race against time to find the clue to an unknown and possibly fatal disease.
- Publisher
- Plume
- ISBN-13
- 9780671432430
- Genre
- Topics
- EpidemiologyMedical mysteriesDisease outbreaks
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1983)
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