In the nineteenth century, chronic disease was considered problematic in part because sufferers took up scarce beds in hospitals that were increasingly focused on treating acute, curable diseases.
Au XIXe siècle, les maladies chroniques étaient considérées comme problématiques en partie parce que les malades accaparaient les rares lits des hôpitaux qui concentraient leurs efforts sur les traitements de maladies graves, mais guérissables.