The Social Transformation of American Medicine
The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
Recommended by Austin Frakt, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #70 in Public Health
"The definitive social history of the medical profession in America....A monumental achievement."—H. Jack Geiger, M.D., New York Times Book Review less
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Austin Frakt This is a very long, detailed book, and it’s not all that easy for someone who is not deeply into health policy and healthcare to relate it to today. Its purpose is to describe the broad sweep of the history of healthcare in America, through to about 1980. It was published in 1982 so it’s not even that current. But it’s necessary reading for anybody who fancies themselves as a health policy wonk or expert, or a health historian, or anybody who works in healthcare. I found it fascinating, and I didn’t even know about it until relatively recently. I’ve put it on this list to remind people of... (Source)
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