The story of medicine in America : [by] Geoffrey Marks and William K. Beatty.
| Author/creator | Marks, Geoffrey |
| Other author | Beatty, William K., 1926-2002 |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Scribner, [©1973] |
| Description | xi, 416 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. Medical practices and practitioners from Colonial Times to the Early Republic. The Virginia Colony -- The New England Colonies -- Indigenous remedies and practices -- Cotton Mather, medical polemicist -- Hospitals: care of the sick poor and the mentally ill -- pt. 2. The development of medical education. Dissection and anatomy -- The early medical schools -- Medicine and war -- pt. 3. Progress in the Nineteenth century. Medicine beyond the Alleghenies -- The phenomenon of specialization -- The sectarians -- Reforms in medical practice and education -- pt. 4. The problems of public health. The smallpox epidemics -- The scourge of yellow fever -- The battle against widespread diseases -- Toward a public health service -- pt. 5. Advances on several fronts. Research on a sound foundation -- The fight against polo -- Investigation of the brain -- pt. 6. Into the modern age. In defiance of obsolescence -- Aerospace medicine -- Nuclear medicine -- The future of medical practice. |
| Abstract | Traces the advances made in medicine from early colonial times to international leadership of the present. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-401). |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Marks, Geoffrey. Story of medicine in America. New York, Scribner [©1973] |
| LCCN | 73001369 |
| ISBN | 9780684135373 |
| ISBN | 068413537X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | R151 .M37 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WZ 70 AA1 M346S 1973 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |