American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century

American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : 0801844274
ISBN-13 : 9780801844270
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Download or read book American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century written by William G. Rothstein and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1992-03 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paper edition, with a new preface, of a 1972 work. The author, a sociologist, explains how ...19th-century medicine did not disappear; it evolved into modern medicine...; and he discusses such topics as active versus conservative intervention, reciprocity between physicians and the public in adopt


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