The hospital /
Discusses the history of the hospital and its emergence into the modern facility that it is today; the professionalization of physicians, nurses, and healthcare management; the development of specialty institutions; the establishment of acceptable norms of quality care; and the growth of serious eth...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Chelsea House Publishers,
[1991]
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| Series: | Encyclopedia of health. Medical disorders and their treatment.
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| Summary: | Discusses the history of the hospital and its emergence into the modern facility that it is today; the professionalization of physicians, nurses, and healthcare management; the development of specialty institutions; the establishment of acceptable norms of quality care; and the growth of serious ethical issues and financial concerns. |
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| Physical Description: | 107 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0791000656 0791004929 (pbk.) |