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A history of epidemics in Britain. Vol. 1: From A. D. 664 to the extinction of plague. Vol. 2: From the extinction of plague to the present time.
Publication Details
Cambridge, England: University Press, 1891 CE–1894 CE.
A classical contribution to modern epidemiology, of which Creighton may be said to have been the founder. Reprinted with new introductory material, 1965. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › England (United Kingdom)DEMOGRAPHY / Population: Medical Statistics › History of DemographyEPIDEMIOLOGY › History of EpidemiologyINFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Flea-Borne Diseases › Plague (transmitted by fleas from rats to humans) › Plague, History of
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| Entry Number | #1680 |
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| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-history-of-epidemics-in-britain-2-vols |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Cambridge, England