Title Private practice in the early twentieth-century medical office of Dr. Richard Cabot / Christopher Crenner

Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 303 pages) Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents The persuasiveness of a scientific doctor -- The organization of a private office -- The diagnosis of hidden disease -- Treatment -- Nervous disease and personal identity -- Medical care for the dying, in principle and in fact -- From Cabot's day to ours Summary The beginning of the twentieth century marked the rise of advanced medical technologies, allowing doctors to diagnose and treat diseases in new ways. Although American physicians accepted the validity of the new science of medicine, they were sometimes reluctant to trust technology over their professional judgment or intuition. Likewise, patients raised their own suspicions about the new scientific tools, sometimes resisting or contradicting the advice of their physicians.Here Christopher Crenner examines a critical period in medical history, focusing on the office practice of Boston physician Richard Cabot. Intimate epistolary exchanges between Cabot and his patients shed light on the challenges presented by the new technologies--especially their impact on the personal relationships between doctor and patient--providing insight into a time of expanding science and radical change Analysis History of medicine Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Cabot, Richard C. (Richard Clarke), 1868-1939. SUBJECT Cabot, Richard C. (Richard Clarke), 1868-1939 -- Career in medicine Cabot, Richard C (Richard Clarke), 1868-1939 Cabot, Richard C. (Richard Clarke), 1868-1939 fast Cabot, Richard C. 1868-1939 gnd Cabot, Richard C. swd Subject Medicine -- Practice -- United States -- 20th century Physicians (General practice) -- United States -- History -- 19th century Physician and patient. Private Practice -- history Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice History, 20th Century Physician-Patient Relations Medicine Medicine -- Practice Physician and patient Physicians (General practice) Ärztliche Behandlung Arzt Patient Medizin Wissenschaftlich-technischer Fortschritt Niedergelassener Arzt SUBJECT United States Subject United States USA Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2004022316 ISBN 9781421427669 1421427664 1421429381 9781421429380

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