Doctors at the borders : immigration and the rise of public health / Michael C. LeMay.

The period of 1820 to 1920 was one of mass migration to the United States from other nations of origin. This century-long period served to develop modern medicine with the acceptance of the germ theory of disease and the lessons learned from how immigration officials and doctors of the United States...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	LeMay, Michael C., 1941-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]
Subjects:	Medical assistance. Communicable diseases > Transmission. Emigration and immigration > Health aspects.