Tomes, Nancy,  1952- <br/><br/>
The gospel of germs :  men, women, and the microbe in American life / 
Nancy Tomes. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  1998. 
 - xv, 351 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-341) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0674357078 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97028734 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Germ theory of disease--Public opinion--History--19th century.<br/>Germ theory of disease--Public opinion--History--20th century.<br/>Hygiene--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Hygiene--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM214  / .T66 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616/.01/0973