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9780801881176 Academic Inspection Copy

Private Practice

In the Early Twentieth-Century Medical Office of Dr. Richard Cabot
  • ISBN-13: 9780801881176
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Christopher Crenner
  • Price: AUD $117.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2005
  • Format: Hardback 320 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History of medicine [MBX]
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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.

""An important book, thoroughly researched and documented... Readers interested in the sociology of medicine will find that Cabot's private practice yields new insights.""

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