Sickness and Health in America: Readings in the History of Medicine and Public Health - Softcover

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9780299102746: Sickness and Health in America: Readings in the History of Medicine and Public Health

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ISBN 10: 0299102742 ISBN 13: 9780299102746

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 1985

An invaluable resource for students, scholars, and general readers, this highly regarded and widely used social history of medicine and public health in the United States is now available in a third edition. Extensively revised and updated, it includes twenty-one new essays; graphs illustrating the rise in deaths caused by HIV, homicide, and suicide; and a greatly expanded Guide to Further Reading. Entirely new sections on Sickness and Health, Early American Medicine, Therapeutics, the Art of Medicine, and Public Health and Personal Hygiene have been added, supplementing updated sections on the Science of Medicine, Education, the Allied Health Professions, Image and Income, Institutions, Race and Medicine, Epidemics, Public Health Reform, and Public Health and Medical Theory. An introductory essay and a series of historical photographs complement the articles.

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Review:

"Anyone interested in the medical history of the United States in the past two centuries will find these essays of great interest."--"The Lancet" 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"" 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"" "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" "A major work."--Norman Gevitz, "Journal of the American Medical Association" "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" "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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