© 2018 Thomas J. Bollyky
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Names: Bollyky, Thomas J., author.
Title: Plagues and the paradox of progress : why the world is getting healthier in worrisome ways / Thomas J. Bollyky.
Description: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017059434 | ISBN 9780262038454 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: | MESH: Global Health—trends | Communicable Diseases—history | Disease Eradication | Noncommunicable Diseases | Health Status Disparities—trends | Socioeconomic Factors
Classification: LCC RA418 | NLM WA 530.1 | DDC 362.1—dc23 LC record available at https://