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Q Methodology
Published in Paperback by Sage Publications (1988)
Authors: Bruce McKeown and Dan Thomas
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Genuis!
Bruce Mckeown and Dan Thomas strike a remarkable blow into the way we analyze the world around us. Mckeown in particular is probably the best kept secret in the very private world of Qsorts! We should thank him personally for the outstanding job he has done in investigating this phenomena! I HIGHLY reccomend this book! WOW! What a great book!

The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage, or Nemesis?
Published in Paperback by Princeton Univ Pr (1980)
Author: Thomas. McKeown
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In his book The Role of Medicine, Thomas McKeown illustrates (using historical causes of death records from 1848 to 1970 for England and Whales) that the decline in mortality due to infectious disease usually preceded the invention of effective medical methods. The history of tuberculosis provides an especially good example to McKeown's thesis. ...McKewon even concludes (p120) "If a choice must be made, free school meals are more important for the health of poor children than immunization programmes, and both are more effective than hospital beds." !
-I am not sure I agree: all McKeown showed is that an improvement in nutrition led to a decrease in infectious disease mortality, i.e. nutrition is important for health. He never compared two populations - one that received improved nutrition and no vaccination, for example, and the other that received vaccination and medicine with no improvement in hygiene and nutrition...

Metamorphis: A Guide to the World Wide Web & Electronic Commerce
Published in Paperback by John Wiley & Sons (1995)
Authors: Patrick G. McKeown and Richard Thomas Watson
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Powerful Business Writing: Say What You Mean, Get What You Want
Published in Paperback by Writers Digest Books (1992)
Authors: Thomas W. McKeown and Tom McKeown
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Better Business Writing: A Fourteen Unit Course Book
Published in Paperback by Clearing House for Federal (1991)
Authors: McKeoun, Tom McKeown, Thomas W. McKeown, and Carol Cram
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An introduction to social medicine
Published in Unknown Binding by Blackwell Scientific ()
Author: Thomas McKeown
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Medical History and Medical Care: A Symposuim of Perspectives
Published in Hardcover by Oxford University Press (1985)
Authors: Gordon McLachlan, Thomas McKeown, and Ian McLachlan
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The Modern Rise of Population
Published in Textbook Binding by Academic Press (1976)
Author: Thomas McKeown
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The Origins of Human Disease
Published in Hardcover by Blackwell Publishers (1988)
Author: Thomas McKeown
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The Role of Medicine
Published in Paperback by Blackwell Publishers (31 August, 1979)
Author: Thomas Mckeown
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