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Extending Public Health: The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission and Hookworm in the American South

The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease (1909–1914) fielded a philanthropic public health project that had three goals: to estimate hookworm prevalence in the American South, provide treatment, and eradicate the disease. Activities covered 11 Southern states, and...

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Main Authors: Elman, Cheryl, McGuire, Robert A., Wittman, Barbara
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Public Health Association 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3910046/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24228676
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301472
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