Medicine on the Periphery : Public Health in Yucatán, Mexico, 1870–1960 9781498517355, 9781498517348

Medicine on the Periphery examines the history of the public health of Yucatán, Mexico, from the 1870s through 1960. Thi

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Medicine on the Periphery : Public Health in Yucatán, Mexico, 1870–1960
9781498517355, 9781498517348

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