Editorial Reviews
Review
“Recommended of all libraries supporting medical history”–
“This is a well-thought-out and -produced book...Fifty-six historically significant health workers have an average of just under six pages devoted to biographical information and lists of works by and about each person.... The aim of this volume is to explore the work of less familiar individuals from all parts of the world. Most of the persons included are not found in nonspecialist literature and are not easily found in many libraries. Among the medical practitioners covered here are Miguel Enrique Bustamente, one of Mexico's leading public health officials; Maude E. Callen, an African American nurse midwife; and Carlos Montezuma, one of the first American Indians to receive an M.D. This kind of coverage makes the book a valuable addition not only to academic libraries but also to public and high-school libraries where students regularly need such information for school assignments.”–
“This is an important book....public health workers will find this book to be a veritable gold mine of information.”–
Book Description
Biographical essays on 56 remarkable individuals in the medical field are included in this book. Many of these figures are not well known outside of their own country, calling, or specialized field; some are famous, some infamous, but most were dedicated to "a more egalitarian system of health care delivery." They are significant because of their ideas, diagnostic or therapeutic methods, writings, the institutions that they founded, and the impetus they imparted to their students. By integrating biographies of doctors, nurses, and practitioners of different time periods and different cultures, this book addresses the kinds of questions currently of interest to scholars and students. Profiles of individuals from different cultures and time periods provide a valuable perspective on changing patterns of health and disease and differences in medical philosophy.
Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Practitioners : A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook (Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Practitioners)
Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Practitioners: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook (Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Practitioners),Lois N. Magner,Greenwood Press,0313294526,Bio-bibliography,Biography / Autobiography,Dictionaries,General,Medical,Medical - General,Medicine,Medicine (General),Nursing (General),Physicians,Reference,Health & Fitness / General
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