Stunted lives, stagnant economies : poverty, disease, and underdevelopment /

Stunted lives, stagnant economies : poverty, disease, and underdevelopment /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stillwaggon, Eileen, 1949-
Imprint:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1998.
Description:	xv, 342 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Poor -- Medical care -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries. Poor -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries. Poor -- Medical care -- Economic aspects -- Latin America. Poor -- Health and hygiene -- Latin America. Poor -- Developing countries -- Social conditions. Poor -- Health and hygiene. Poor -- Medical care -- Economic aspects. Poor -- Social conditions. Developing countries. Latin America.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4141708

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ISBN:	0813524938 (cloth : alk. paper) 0813524946 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-334) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. The Plague of Poverty
2. Argentine History and Society
3. Housing and Health
4. Chagas' Disease
5. Water, Waste, and Garbage
6. The Underdeveloped State
7. Divided Economy, Divided Medicine
8. Primary Health Care
9. Public Hospitals
10. Infant and Child Mortality
11. Stunted Development in Children and Adolescents
12. The Debilitated Work Force
13. Healthy Development.