Quinine and quarantine : Missouri medicine through the years / Loren Humphrey.

Columbia, Mo. ; London : University of Missouri Press, [2000], ©2000.

xi, 128 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.

Pt. 1. Potluck medicine, 1799-1848. Diseases and injuries on the trail -- Growth of education and number of physicians -- Home remedies, smallpox vaccine, and quinine. Pt. 2. Community medicine, 1849-1898. Evils of cities and medical school problems -- Buying a medical license -- Medical lessons from war. Pt. 3. Standards for medicine, 1899-1948. Growth of travel, cities, and medical schools -- Improving medical education -- Scientific diagnosis. Pt. 4. Scientific medicine, 1949-1999. Viruses and chemical everywhere -- Specialization and immunization -- New parts.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.