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010 a| 2006005258;

020 a| 0801884624;

020 a| 9780801884627;

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035 a| (OCoLC)64084754;

049 a| NEHG;

100 1 a| Lerner, Barron H.=| ^A932760;

245 10 a| When illness goes public :b| celebrity patients and how we look at medicine /c| Barron H. Lerner.;

260 a| Baltimore :b| Johns Hopkins University Press,c| 2006.;

300 a| xv, 334 pages :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-323) and index.;

505 0 a| The first modern patient : the public death of Lou Gehrig -- Crazy or just high-strung? : Jimmy Piersall's mental illness -- Picturing illness : Margaret Bourke-White publicizes Parkinson's disease -- Politician as patient : John Foster Dulles battles cancer -- No stone unturned : the fight to save Brian Piccolo's life -- Persistent patient : Morris Abram as experimental subject -- Unconventional healing : Steve Mcqueen's Mexican journey -- Medicine's blind spots : the delayed diagnosis of Rita Hayworth -- Hero or victim? : Barney Clark and the technological imperative -- "You murdered my daughter" : Libby Zion and the reform of medical education -- Patient activism goes Hollywood : how America fought AIDS -- The last angry man and woman : Lorenzo Odone's parents fight the medical establishment.;

650 12 a| Chronic Diseasev| Case Reports.=| ^A917815;

650 12 a| Famous Personsv| Case Reports.=| ^A918081;

650 22 a| Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practicev| Case Reports.=| ^A944110;

650 22 a| Mass Mediav| Case Reports.=| ^A923150;

650 22 a| Public Opinionv| Case Reports.=| ^A918815;

650 2 a| History of Medicine.=| ^A917891;

650 2 a| History, 20th Century.=| ^A941311;

994 a| C0b| NEH;

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096 a| WZ 313 L616w 2006;

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When illness goes public : celebrity patients and how we look at medicine / Barron H. Lerner.

Author/creator	Lerner, Barron H.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Description	xv, 334 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects	Chronic Disease--Case Reports. Famous Persons--Case Reports. Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice--Case Reports. Mass Media--Case Reports. Public Opinion--Case Reports. History of Medicine. History, 20th Century.

Contents	The first modern patient : the public death of Lou Gehrig -- Crazy or just high-strung? : Jimmy Piersall's mental illness -- Picturing illness : Margaret Bourke-White publicizes Parkinson's disease -- Politician as patient : John Foster Dulles battles cancer -- No stone unturned : the fight to save Brian Piccolo's life -- Persistent patient : Morris Abram as experimental subject -- Unconventional healing : Steve Mcqueen's Mexican journey -- Medicine's blind spots : the delayed diagnosis of Rita Hayworth -- Hero or victim? : Barney Clark and the technological imperative -- "You murdered my daughter" : Libby Zion and the reform of medical education -- Patient activism goes Hollywood : how America fought AIDS -- The last angry man and woman : Lorenzo Odone's parents fight the medical establishment.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-323) and index.
LCCN	2006005258
ISBN	0801884624
ISBN	9780801884627

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