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100 1 _aBell, Howard.
245 1 0 _aSurgeons General: Defenders of Public Health. /
_cHoward Bell.
260 _bNew Physician,
_c2002.
440 0 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
_nArticle 3.
_pHealth,
_x1522-323X;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
500 _aOriginally Published: Surgeons General: Defenders of Public Health, Jan./Feb. 2002; pp. 10+.
520 _a"For a surgeon general, taking a stand on important public health issues frequently means defying politics, shocking the public and risking being fired by the president of the United States. Still, for the past 131 years most surgeons general have been willing to take these risks in order to improve the health of all Americans." (NEW PHYSICIAN) This article profiles the position of Surgeon General, offers the history behind the office, and includes a timeline of surgeons general throughout the years.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
610 2 0 _aUnited States.
_bPublic Health Service.
650 0 _aPublic health.
650 0 _aSurgeons general (Military personnel)
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory.
710 2 _aSIRS Publishing, Inc.
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
_pHealth.,
_x1522-323X.
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