TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1931//
TI  - Medicine and Public Health
JO  - American journal of sociology
A1  - Moore, Harry H.
SP  - 956
EP  - 965
VL  - 36
IS  - 6
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 0002-9602
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/215598
ID  - ref1
ER  -