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The social transformation of American medicine by Paul Starr, Paul Starr · Booklabria

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The social transformation of American medicine

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First published: 1978
Language: English
Editions: 9

Synopsis

An esoteric, intelligent, and scholarly book on how the industry of medicine in the US. If you really want to understand how medicine has become a business instead of a noble profession is understandable after this must read book. You can pretend to have an understanding or you can actually know what you are talking about. This book is well researched and referenced but does not read as an academic treatise.

Subjects: History
United States
Medical
Physicians
Medical care
History of Medicine
Set in: United States

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