title: The National Board of Health: 1879-1883.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii School of Public Health, Honolulu, HI, USA. JerroldMM@aol.com
authors.forename: Jerrold M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Michael
mesh_terms: D040363:American Public Health Association; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history*; D019456:Health Transition; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history*; D011790:Quarantine / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service / Q000266:history*