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From Chaos to Coercion : Detention and the Control of Tuberculosis
From Chaos to Coercion Detention and the Control of Tuberculosis
Author: Richard J. Coker
In the 1980s and early 1990s, New York City experienced an unprecedented outbreak of tuberculosis. Inadequate healthcare services, an increase in social alienation of the poor, and the emergence of drug-resistant strains led city health officials to respond with draconian policies to ensure compliance, including the use of detention of non-infec...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312222505
ISBN-10: 0312222505
Publication Date: 2/19/2000
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Book Type: Hardcover
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