Author: RUTKOW, IRA M.
Title: Seeking the cure : a history of medicine in America
Description: New York : Scribner 2010. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 356 pages; Description: x. 356 p. ; 24 cm. Summary: An entertaining and intelligent history of the development of medicine in America by an award-winning physician. Contents: 1. Colonial medicine -- 2. Democratizaton of healing -- 3. Emergence of modern medicine -- 4. Consolidation of power -- 5. Scientific advancement -- 6. Professional authority -- 7. Challenges of success -- 8. Ascendancy -- 9. Supremacy -- 10. Transformation. Subjects: Medicine --United States --History. Physicians --United States --History. Physicians --history --United States. History of Medicine --United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-345) and index.Weight in Kg appr.:

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