"Some system of the nature here proposed" : Joseph Lovell's Remarks on the sick report, Northern Department, U.S. Army, 1817 and the rise of the modern US Army Medical Department / Stephen C. Craig.
| Author/creator | Craig, Stephen C., 1955- author. |
| Other author | Borden Institute (U.S.) issuing body. |
| Other author | US Army Medical Department Center and School issuing body. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Fort Sam Houston, Texas : Borden Institute, US Army Medical Department Center and School, 2015. |
| Distribution | Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office. |
| Description | 139 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Joseph Lovell's Remarks on the sick report, Northern Department, U.S. Army, 1817 and the rise of the modern US Army Medical Department |
| Contents | A second War for Independence -- America, 1815-1818 -- Joseph Lovell and Remarks on the Sick report -- The first US Army Medical Department -- Epilogue. |
| Scope and content | "A regimental surgeon promoted to hospital director in the War of 1812, Joseph Lovell, MD, became the first Army staff-level surgeon general. This volume is an in-depth analysis of how Lovell's report on Army medicine just after the war gave rise to innovations, from focus on the soldier's welfare and preventive medicine to accurate epidemiology and experimental research, that formed the organizational and functional principles of today's professional and effective Medical Department"--Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Shipping list no.: 2015-0324-P. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015012118 |
| ISBN | 9780160928734 |
| ISBN | 0160928737 |
| GPO item number | 0351-A |
| Govt. docs number | D 104.2:N 21 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | Fed Docs Stacks | D 104.2:N 21 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |