The Social Transformation of American Medicine Paperback Book History Nonfiction

The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries. "The definitive social history of the medical profession in America....A monumental achievement."—H. Jack Geiger, M.D., New York Times Book Review History Nonfiction Medicine Health Care Science Health Medical Sociology History Of Medicine Politics Has a stamp on inner cover otherwise in excellent condition!