Latent TB positive in the U.S. war on tuberculosis: manufacturing the international student as a public health threat

This dissertation investigates the institutional practice of screening newly-arrived international students for tuberculosis on U.S. college and university campuses from the 1980s through 2015. It is a critical analysis of this public health measure from the point of view of U.S.-American cultural s...

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Main Author: Takáčová, Ivana
Other Authors: Rigal, Laura, 1958-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2015
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5859
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7337&context=etd