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The hospitals /

Traces the history of hospitals in the United States from the early pesthouses built to isolate the diseased from the rest of the population to the development of steadily improving institutions for the treatment of the sick during the 19th century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fisher, Leonard Everett
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Holiday House, c1980.
Series:	Nineteenth century America
Subjects:	Hospitals > United States > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature. Hospitals > History.

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