The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The rise of a sovereign profession and the making of a vast industry

The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The rise of a sovereign profession and the making of a vast industry image
ISBN-10:

0465079350

ISBN-13:

9780465079353

Author(s): Starr, Paul
Edition: Reprint
Released: Jun 05, 1984
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
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Description:

Winner of the 1983 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.

"The definitive social history of the medical profession in America....A monumental achievement."—H. Jack Geiger, M.D., New York Times Book Review


























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