Sickness and Health in America

Sickness and Health in America: Readings in the History of Medicine and Public Health Hardcover – May 15, 1997

Author: Judith W. Leavitt | Language: English | ISBN: 0299153207 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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“Teachers will find Sickness and Health in America well suited to their needs. It was designed as an introductory reader for basic courses in the history of American medicine and public health … and follows a coherent topical pattern.”—Todd L. Savitt, Clio Medica

“Anyone interested in the medical history of the United States in the past two centuries will find these essays of great interest.”—The Lancet

“A major work.”—Norman Gevitz, Journal of the American Medical Association

About the Author

Judith Walzer Leavitt is professor of history of medicine, history of science, and women’s studies and the associate dean for faculty at the medical school, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her many books include The Healthiest City and Women and Health in America, both also available from the University of Wisconsin Press, and Typhoid Mary. Ronald L. Numbers is William Coleman Professor of the History of Science and Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison. His many books include The Creationists, God and Nature, and Caring and Curing.

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Hardcover: 600 pages
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 2 edition (May 15, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0299153207
ISBN-13: 978-0299153205
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
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