Private Practice: In The Early Twentieth-Century Medical Office Of Dr. Richard Cabot - Couverture rigide

Crenner, Christopher

 
9780801881176: Private Practice: In The Early Twentieth-Century Medical Office Of Dr. Richard Cabot
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ISBN 10 : 080188117X ISBN 13 : 9780801881176
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The beginning of the twentieth century marked the rise of advanced medical technologies, allowing doctors to diagnose and treat diseases in new ways. Although American physicians accepted the validity of the new science of medicine, they were sometimes reluctant to trust technology over their professional judgment or intuition. Likewise, patients raised their own suspicions about the new scientific tools, sometimes resisting or contradicting the advice of their physicians.

Here Christopher Crenner examines a critical period in medical history, focusing on the office practice of Boston physician Richard Cabot. Intimate epistolary exchanges between Cabot and his patients shed light on the challenges presented by the new technologies--especially their impact on the personal relationships between doctor and patient--providing insight into a time of expanding science and radical change.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christopher Crenner is chair of the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine and an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
080188117X
ISBN 13 
9780801881176
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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