@article{ref1,
title="Medicine and Public Health",
journal="American journal of sociology",
year="1931",
author="Moore, Harry H.",
volume="36",
number="6",
pages="956-965",
abstract="Mortality and morbidity statistics. -The effects on the nation's vitality of unemployment and drought did not become manifest in 1930, and the people apparently enjoyed better health than ever before; several mortality rates reached a low record for all time. Public-health measures. -The White House Conference on Child Health and Protection aroused widespread interest; the work of the United States Public Health Service was considerably advanced by the passage of several important congressional acts; mental hygiene experienced a banner year. Private practice. -The number of physicians, dentists, and nurses appeared to be gradually increasing. Hospitals and clinics.-There was an increasing tendency for federal, state, and local governments to provide hospital facilities. Biological and chemical research. -Important results were achieved in many fields. Research in medical sociology and economics.-There commissions or committees reported progress.<p />",
language="",
issn="0002-9602",
doi="10.1086/215598",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/215598"
}