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The archaeology of American medicine and healthcare /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reifschneider, Meredith (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Nassaney, Michael S. (author of foreword.), Ryzewski, Krysta (author of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2025]
Series:American experience in archaeological perspective.
Subjects:
Medical care > United States > History.
Medicine > United States > History.
Public health > United States > History.
Medical archaeology > United States.
Santé publique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Archéologie médicale > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
MEDICAL / History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Professional Medicine and Archaeologies of the American Healthcare System
  • Healthcare Consumerism and Medicalization
  • Archaeologies of Public Health
  • Biocitizenship and Healthcare at the Presidio of San Francisco : The Moral Imperative of Health and Hygiene
  • Conclusion.