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Medicine in America: A Short History
James H. Cassedy
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How did the challenge and the timetable of America's westward expansion affect American medical practice? What have the principles and obligations of American democracy brought to the character of American medicine? How have America's geography and climate, as well as its racial and economic diversity, led to differing outlooks on health and medicine? Medicine in America James Cassedy explores America's medical "distinctiveness" and follows medical and health-related matters from colonial times to the present. Through four chronological chapters, Cassedy focuses on broad aspects of the American medical scene: the work and ideas of the "orthodox" physician and the formation of ... Read more
How did the challenge and the timetable of America's westward expansion affect American medical practice? What have the principles and obligations of American democracy brought to the character of American medicine? How have America's geography and climate, as well as its racial and economic diversity, led to differing outlooks on health and medicine? Medicine in America James Cassedy explores America's medical "distinctiveness" and follows medical and health-related matters from colonial times to the present. Through four chronological chapters, Cassedy focuses on broad aspects of the American medical scene: the work and ideas of the "orthodox" physician and the formation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801842085
SKU
V9780801842085
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Ref
99-28
About James H. Cassedy
James H. Cassedy (1919-2007) was a historian at the National Library of Medicine. He was the author of several books, including American Medicine and Statistical Thinking, 1800-1860, and Medicine and American Growth, 1800-1860.
Reviews for Medicine in America: A Short History
Well written, with a very useful bibliographical essay and index, this book can be recommended for medical and general readers alike. It should also quickly find its way into the classroom, both at the high school and college levels... The author has carefully woven health-related events and developments into the tapestry of American history, exploring them in relation to geography ... Read more