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Author Rutkow, Ira, 1948-

Title Seeking the cure : a history of medicine in America / Ira Rutkow.

Publication Info. New York : Scribner, 2010.

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 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  610.973 RUT    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  610.973 RUTKOW    Check Shelf
Edition First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description x, 356 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-345) and index.
Contents Part I. Rise of an independent profession. Colonial medicine -- Democratization of healing -- Emergence of modern medicine -- Colsolidation of power -- Part II. Coming of age. Scientific advancement -- Professional authority -- Challenges of success -- Part III. Truimphs and trials. Ascendancy -- Supremacy -- Transformation.
Summary An entertaining and intelligent history of the development of medicine in America by an award-winning physician.
Subject Medicine -- United States -- History.
Physicians -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9781416538288 hardcover
1416538283 hardcover
9781416538417 paperback alkaline paper
1416538410 paperback alkaline paper
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