Sex, sin, and science : a history of syphilis in America / John Parascandola ; foreword by Richard H. Carmona.
Parascandola, John, 1941-
2008
RC201.5.A2 P37 2008 (Mapit)
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Title Sex, sin, and science : a history of syphilis in America / John Parascandola ; foreword by Richard H. Carmona.
Author Parascandola, John, 1941-
ISBN 9780275994303 (alk. paper)
0275994309 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Language English
Description 195 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number RC201.5.A2 P37 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 616.95/13
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and index.
Series Healing society--disease, medicine, and history, 1933-5938
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