David Wendel Yandell : Physician of Old Louisville /

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David Wendel Yandell was the most distinguished physician of a family noted for its contributions to the medical profession over a period of generations. Like his father before him, Yandell taught for many years at the Medical Department of the University of Louisville. His years as a Confederate su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baird, Nancy Disher
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1978.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Yandell, David Wendel, > 1826-1898.
University of Louisville. > School of Medicine.
University of Louisville. > School of Medicine > History.
Physicians.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
Physicians > Kentucky > Louisville > Biography.
Kentucky > Louisville.
Louisville (Ky.) > Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:David Wendel Yandell was the most distinguished physician of a family noted for its contributions to the medical profession over a period of generations. Like his father before him, Yandell taught for many years at the Medical Department of the University of Louisville. His years as a Confederate surgeon impressed upon him the horrifying consequences of the inadequate preparation of most physicians. Concerned especially about the need for practical training, Yandell waged a twenty-year campaign to expand clinic facilities and introduce intern programs at his own school and across the nation. H.
Physical Description:1 online resource (134 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813150284

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