Sickness and Health in America
| Author | : Judith Walzer Leavitt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 550 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0608070041 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780608070049 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (049 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sickness and Health in America by : Judith Walzer Leavitt
Download or read book Sickness and Health in America written by Judith Walzer Leavitt and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adds 21 new essays and drops some that appeared in the 1984 edition (first in 1978) to reflect recent scholarship and changes in orientation by historians. Adds entirely new clusters on sickness and health, early American medicine, therapeutics, the art of medicine, and public health and personal hygiene. Other discussions are updated to reflect such phenomena as the growing mortality from HIV, homicide, and suicide. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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