The business of private medical practice : doctors, specialization, and urban change in Philadelphia, 1900-1940 / James A. Schafer Jr.
- Schafer, James A., Jr., 1974-
- Date:
- 2013
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
New Brunswick ; London : Rutgers University Press, 2013.
Physical description
xix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contributors
Contents
The primacy of private practice -- The doctor as business owner -- Downtown specialists and neighborhood GPS -- New career paths, new business methods -- From center city to suburb.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Languages
Subjects
- MedicinePracticePennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaHistory20th century
- MedicineSpecialties and specialistsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaHistory20th century
- Physicians (General practice)PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaHistory20th century
- Urban healthPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaHistory20th century
- Urban Health Serviceshistory
- Physicianshistory
- Private Practicehistory
- 20th century
- Philadelphia (Pa.)History20th century
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineCBK.UOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780813561752
- 0813561752