
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN-13
- 9780575400122
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- History of diseaseEpidemics and plaguesSocial history of medicine
Awards
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeWon(1996)
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