title: The history of public health and the modern state. Introduction.
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authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D018595:Colonialism; D005060:Europe; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018581:Technology Transfer; D014481:United States