The Debate about the Origin of Venereal Disease and VD Control in Modern China: Focusing on Shanghai and Beijing in the First Half of the Twentieth Century.
- Author:
Kyuhwan SIHN
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Author Information
1. This paper examines venereal disease(VD) control in Shanghai and Beijing in the first half of the twentieth century. It focuses on the debate about the origin of VD in which western doctors stressed the importance of prostitution rather than VD itself. W
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Historical Article
- Keywords:
Venereal Disease(VD);
Debate about the Origin of VD;
VD Control in Shanghai and Beijing;
Beiping Municipality;
Abolition of Licensed Prostitution
- MeSH:
China;
Communicable Disease Control/*history;
Female;
History, 20th Century;
Humans;
Male;
Pregnancy;
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*history/prevention & control/therapy;
Social Control, Formal
- From:Korean Journal of Medical History
2007;16(1):1-19
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Department of Medical History, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
