Korean J Med Hist.  2007 Jun;16(1):1-19.

The Debate about the Origin of Venereal Disease and VD Control in Modern China: Focusing on Shanghai and Beijing in the First Half of the Twentieth Century

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  • 1 This paper examines venereal disease(VD) control in Shanghai and Beijing in the first half of the twentieth century. It focuses on the debate about the origin of VD in which western doctors stressed the importance of prostitution rather than VD itself. W

Abstract

Department of Medical History, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.

Keyword

Venereal Disease(VD); Debate about the Origin of VD; VD Control in Shanghai and Beijing; Beiping Municipality; Abolition of Licensed Prostitution

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China
Communicable Disease Control/*history
Female
History, 20th Century
Humans
Male
Pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*history/prevention & control/therapy
Social Control, Formal
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