The Frequency of the Rheumatic Diseases (Vital and Health Statistics Monographs, American Public Health Association)

Cobb, Sidney

ISBN 10: 0674323254 / ISBN 13: 9780674323254

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971

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147 Pages Indexed. Gray boards with black spine lettering. Author's four inked-lines inscription dated Dec 1971 on front endpaper. Dust jacket is price clipped and there is light scuffing to top and bottom. No other defects noted and interior text pages are near flawless. In the United States the rheumatic diseases are second only to diseases of the heart in causing loss of time from work. Dr. Cobb assembles here in a single volume a summary of the epidemiologic information on this group of ailments. He also lays the groundwork for the study of hypotheses about their etiology and provides a complete discussion of psychological factors. He identifies gaps in present knowledge and suggests directions for future research. Dr. Cobb, who has worked for nearly twenty years (1971) on the epidemiology of rheumatic diseases. He has documented his text with forty-one tables and twelve figures. He is a program director in the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Frequency of the Rheumatic Diseases (Vital and Health Statistics Monographs, American Public Health Association)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674323254
• ISBN 13: 9780674323254
• Binding: Hard Back
• Edition: First Edition - Printing Stated
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed By the Author

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Synopsis

Book by Cobb, Sidney

About the Author

By the 1970s Dr. Cobb had worked for nearly twenty years on the epidemiology of rheumatic diseases. He was a program director in the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.