The Medical Detectives
Berton Roueché
In each true story, local health authorities and epidemiologists race against time to find the clue to an unknown and possibly fatal disease.
Medicine & Public HealthMedicine & Public Health · high confidenceMedicine & Public Health81 signalsLlm Classifier: Medicine & Public Health -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: Medicine -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: Journalism, medical -> Medicine & Public HealthMedicine, Health & the BodyScience & DiscoveryPublic Health Systems
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Science PaperbackMajor | 1983 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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