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The Surgeon General Has Determined. . .

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Identifier: 101584930X49
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Dates

  • Publication: April 1982

Extent

6 pages

Description

In this interview, conducted not long after Koop's confirmation, the new U.S. Surgeon General lays out his goals as the nation's chief public health officer, including his goal to reduce smoking, improve the lives of children with disabilities, and advance maternal and child health. In addition he discussed his mentors and his own impact as a pediatric surgeon, his position on abortion, and the controversy over his nomination as Surgeon General....

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English

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