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Biomedicine in the twentieth century : practices, policies, and politics /

Biomedicine in the Twentieth Century: Practices, Policies, and Politics is a testimony to the growing interest of scholars in the development of the biomedical sciences in the twentieth century and to the number of historians, social scientists and health policy analysts now working on the subject....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: IOS Press
Otros Autores: Hannaway, Caroline, 1943-, Harden, Victoria Angela
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press, 2008.
Colección:Biomedical and health research ; v. 72.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Biomedicine in the Twentieth Century: Practices, Policies, and Politics is a testimony to the growing interest of scholars in the development of the biomedical sciences in the twentieth century and to the number of historians, social scientists and health policy analysts now working on the subject. The book is comprised of essays by noted historians and social scientists that offer insights on a range of subjects that should be a significant stimulus for further historical investigation. It details the NIH's practices, policies and politics on a variety of fronts, including the development of.
Notas:"In honor of Victoria A. Harden, founding director of the Office of NIH History (1986-2006)"--Page v
". . . based on a conference that was held at the National Institutes of Health in December 2005 to promote historical research on biomedical science in the twentieth century"--Page ix
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 377 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781433711374
1433711370
9781607503088
1607503085