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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1. Family Matters
- 2. Letters Home
- 3. The Young Physiologist
- 4. War's Awful Harvest
- 5. Wind and Tide
- 6. Pandora's Box
- 7. The Apple or the Rose
- 8. The Literary Physician
- 9. Combat Zones
- 10. Great Doctor, Poet, and Salmon Killer
- 11. Winter's Sorrow
- 12. The New Century
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index