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Revolutionary medicine : the Founding Fathers and mothers in sickness and in health /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Founding Fathers of the United States.
Public health > Philosophy.
Public health > United States > History > 18th century.
Public health > United States > History > 19th century.
Medical care > United States > History > 18th century.
Medical care > United States > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : health and medicine in the era of America's founders
  • George and Martha Washington: health, illness, and the First Family
  • Benjamin Franklin: a founding father of American medicine
  • Abigail and John Adams: partners in sickness and health
  • Thomas Jefferson: advocate for healthy living
  • Thomas Jefferson: the health of the nation
  • Epilogue: evolutionary medicine.