Medicine in America: A Short History
- ISBN-10
- 0801842077
- ISBN-13
- 9780801842078
- Category
- Medical / History
- Pages
- 187
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Author
- James H. Cassedy
Description
"Well written, with a very useful bibliographical essay and index, this book can be recommended for medical and general readers alike."--Guenter B. Risse, M.D., Ph.D., Journal of the American Medical Association.
"The best brief history of health care in America since Richard H. Shryock's classic survey appeared over thirty years ago."--Ronald L. Numbers, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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