Progress in Respiratory Research
Vol. 43
Series Editor
Felix J.F. Herth Heidelberg
Tuberculosis and War
Lessons Learned from World War II
Volume Editors
John F. Murray San Francisco, CA
Robert Loddenkemper Berlin
95 figures, 19 in color, 20 tables, 2018
| Prof. Emeritus John F. MurrayUniversity of California San FranciscoP.O. Box 0841San Francisco, CA 94143-0841 (USA) | Prof. Dr. Robert LoddenkemperGerman Central Committee against TuberculosisHertastrasse 314169 Berlin (Germany) |
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Murray, John F. (John Frederic), 1927- editor. | Loddenkemper, Robert, editor.
Title: Tuberculosis and war : lessons learned from World War II / volume editors, John F. Murray, Robert Loddenkemper.
Other titles: Progress in respiratory research ; v. 43. 1422-2140
Description: Basel ; New York : Karger, 2018. | Series: Progress in respiratory research, ISSN 1422-2140 ; vol. 43 | Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017051894| ISBN 9783318060942 (hard cover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9783318060959 (e-ISBN)
Subjects: | MESH: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--history | Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--epidemiology | World War II
Classification: LCC RA644.T7 | NLM WF 11.1 | DDC 614.5/4209044--dc23 LC record
available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017051894
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Contents
Background Information about Essential Material
Chapter 1History of Tuberculosis and of Warfare
Murray, J.F. (San Francisco, CA)
Chapter 2Challenges in the Assessment of Tuberculosis Epidemiology during Wartime
Rieder, H.L. (Zurich/Kirchlindach); Loddenkemper, R. (Berlin)
Chapter 3Risk Factors for the Increase of Tuberculosis during Wartime
Loddenkemper, R. (Berlin); Rieder, H.L. (Kirchlindach/Zurich)
Chapter 4Nazi Medicine, Tuberculosis and Genocide
Finley-Croswhite, A. (Norfolk, VA); Munzer, A. (Takoma Park, MD)
Reflections about Belligerent Countries in Order of Appearance
Chapter 5Tuberculosis in Germany before, during and after World War II
Loddenkemper, R. (Berlin); Konietzko, N. (Essen)
Chapter 6Tuberculosis in Austria before, during and after World War II
Wolf, K.; Junker, E. (Vienna)
Chapter 7Tuberculosis in Poland before, during and after World War II
Magowska, A. (Poznan)
Chapter 8Tuberculosis in the United Kingdom and Ireland before, during and after World War II
Davies, P.D.O.; Trafford, R. (Liverpool)
Chapter 9Tuberculosis in France before, during and after World War II
Grosset, J. (Baltimore, MD); Trébucq, A. (Paris)
Chapter 10Tuberculosis in The British Empire before, during and after World War II
Murray, J.F. (San Francisco, CA)
Tuberculosis in Australia before, during and after World War II
Putland, C. (Adelaide, SA)
Tuberculosis in South Africa before, during and after World War II
Beyers, N.; Gie, R. (Cape Town)
Chapter 11Tuberculosis in The Netherlands before, during and after World War II
van Cleeff, M.R.A. (Bussum); Hueting, E. (Naarden); Dessing, A. (Haarlem)
Chapter 12Tuberculosis in Belgium before, during and after World War II
Wanlin, M. (Brussels)
Chapter 13Tuberculosis in Southern European Countries and the Balkans before, during and after World War II
Sulis, G. (Brescia); D’Ambrosio, L. (Tradate/Lugano); Centis, R. (Tradate); Duarte, R.