The social transformation of American medicine
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Publication
1982 - Basic Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
128,500 words, Guess
Page Count
514 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesocialtransforma00star_603
- Internet Archivesocialtransforma0000star
- Internet Archivesocialtransforma0000star_s8f2
- ISBN-100465079342
- ISBN-139780465079346
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- Goodreads2652649
- Library of Congress Control Number81068412
- OCLC Control Number8763159
- Open LibraryOL17733818M
Classifications
- LCCRA395.A3 S77 1982
- DDC305/.961/0973
Description
An esoteric, intelligent, and scholarly book on how the industry of medicine in the US. If you really want to understand how medicine has become a business instead of a noble profession is understandable after this must read book. You can pretend to have an understanding or you can actually know what you are talking about. This book is well researched and referenced but does not read as an academic treatise.
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries.
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