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The "Discovery" of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Lessons in the Practice of Political Medicine
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The "Discovery" of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Lessons in the Practice of Political Medicine

by Abraham B. Bergman. 244 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Abraham B. Bergman

Publisher:

   Praeger Publishers

Place of Publication:

  Westport,CT  

Publication Year:

  1986
Subjects:   Sudden Infant Death Syndrome--Political Aspects--United States, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome--Government Policy--United States
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The "Discovery" of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Lessons in the Practice of Political Medicine
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