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The Social Transformation of American Medicine : The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry by Paul Starr is a medicine available to read on EtoBox.
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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.<br><br>"The definitive social history of the medical profession in America....A monumental achievement."—H. Jack Geiger, M.D., <i>New York Times Book Review</i>
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It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Paul Starr
- Publisher
- Basic Books, Inc., Publishers
- Published
- 1984
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465079346
- Category
- medicine
- Subjects
- Medical, Political Science, Medical, Legal & Social Sciences
- Rating
- 4.05 / 5 (717 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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