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S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914 : Philadelphia's Literary Physician /
This modern biography provides a comprehensive and balanced view of a legendary figure in American medicine. Controversial because of his fierce fight against women's rights, S. Weir Mitchell achieved stunning success through his experimentation with venomous snakes, treatment of Civil War sold...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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University Park, PA :
Penn State University Press,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This modern biography provides a comprehensive and balanced view of a legendary figure in American medicine. Controversial because of his fierce fight against women's rights, S. Weir Mitchell achieved stunning success through his experimentation with venomous snakes, treatment of Civil War soldiers with phantom limbs and burning pain, and creation of the rest cure to treat hysteria and neurasthenia. Mitchell's life was extraordinary-interesting in its own right and as a case study in the larger inquiry into nineteenth-century medicine and culture. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (312 p.) : 18 illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780271060040 9783110745269 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |