A history of medicine in the early U.S. Navy
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Publication
1995 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
108,750 words, Guess
Page Count
435 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1106195M
- ISBN-100801848768
- OCLC Control Number31074849
- OCLC Control Numberhistoryofmedicin0000lang
- Library of Congress Control Number94031383
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- Goodreads4630497
- LibraryThing1839534
Classifications
- DDC359.3/45/0973
- LCCVG123 .L36 1995
Description
In this first detailed history of the development of medical treatment and professionalization in the early U.S. Navy, Harold Langley traces the evolution of medical practice from the time Congress authorized the building of the first frigates in 1794 to the establishment of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in the Navy Department in 1842. He offers detailed descriptions of just what the naval doctor did, and examines the influence of health on readiness, morale, promotions, and retention. Finally, he presents an analysis of statistics on disease and death to reveal the nature of illness on shipboard and in navy yards and hospitals.
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