Grand Rounds: One Hundred Years of Internal Medicine (Anniversary Collection)

Russell C. Maulitz; Diana E. Long

ISBN 10: 0812280806 / ISBN 13: 9780812280807

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, 1988

About this Item

Book is in as new condition. Dust jacket is in near fine condition with minor bleaching. Pages are clean, crisp and free from markings. SB2a.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grand Rounds: One Hundred Years of Internal Medicine (Anniversary Collection)
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812280806
• ISBN 13: 9780812280807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1.5 pounds

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Synopsis

The history of medicine has come to occupy a significant place in our understanding of modern society and the American cultural fabric. To fully understand and appreciate American medicine in the twentieth century one must contend with the twin processes of specialization and professionalization. Grand Rounds considers the critical period for these two processes, the years between World War I and the Vietnam era. A diverse group of contributors (clinicians as well as historians and "participant-observers") outline broad themes involved in the evolution of modern internal medicine and trace the origins of sub­specialties such as cardiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, and nephrology. Paul Beeson, Rosemary Stevens, and others discuss the literature, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic research in the field.

Grand Rounds will be of interest to historians of science and medicine, students of American civilization, and medical practitioners.

About the Author

Russell C. Maulitz is Professor of Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. Diana E. Long was Director of the Francis C. Wood Institute of the College of Physicians in Philadelphia and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.