Remaking the American patient : how Madison Avenue and modern medicine turned patients into consumers / Nancy Tomes.
| Author/creator | Tomes, Nancy, 1952- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] |
| Copyright Date | ©2016 |
| Description | xviii, 538 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in social medicine Studies in social medicine. ^A422197 |
| Contents | part one: The hazards of free choices : the 1920s to the 1940s: Farewell to the free trade in doctoring ; The high cost of keeping alive ; The new corner store ; The guinea pigs' revolt -- part two: Free enterprise medicine : the 1940s to the 1960s: The fourth necessity ; The MDs are off their pedestal ; A big pill to swallow -- part three: A consumers' revolution? : the 1960s to the 1990s: The patient must prescribe for the doctor ; Get ready for a new breed of patients ; Shopping mall medicine ; Medicine-chest roulette ; Conclusion: The barbarians are at the gate. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-518) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015029217 |
| ISBN | 9781469622774 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1469622777 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | W 84 AA1 T656R 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |