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 Author Name: C. Keith Wilbur, M.D.
Title: REVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE, 2ND ED
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS
ISBN Number: 0762701390 / 9780762701391
Seller ID: 1136686
Here are the struggles, the strategies, the odd treatments, & the theories the limited amount of physicians used when the Revolutionary War exploded. From makeshift ambulances & wigwam hospitals to herbal drugs and 'cookbook' doctoring. Illus; 8.5x11 inches, 88 pgs.
'In 1775, when the staggering medical crisis known as the Revolutionary War exploded, less than 12 percent of the colonies' practicing physicians held a medical degree. And those few with degrees had graduated without ever seeing a patient. Here are their struggles, their strategies, their odd treatments, and their theories. From makeshift ambulances and wigwam hospitals to herbal drugs and 'cookbook' doctoring, this fascinating chronicle of the crusade against disease underscores the ingeniousness of America's most daring fighting men.
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