Title |
Just what the doctor ordered : : the history of American medicine
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Names |
Miller, Brandon Marie.
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Book Number |
BR011730
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Annotation |
Illustrates the changes in medical practices in the United States since Europeans first settled here. Recalls the first medical school opening in 1765 and the fact that George Washington, suffering from a sore throat, died from prescribed bleeding in 1799. Attributes improvements in medicine to better education, upgraded sanitation practices, and the discovery of vaccines. For grades 5-8.
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Local Subject |
Juvenile Book - JU
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Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN
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Young Adult Book - YA
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Short Book - SH
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History - HST
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Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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Medicine & Health - MED
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History, United States - HUS
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Audience Notes |
For grades 5-8.
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LC Subject |
Medicine - North America - History - Juvenile literature
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Call Number |
j610.973 JNF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1997
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1997 (Braille International, Inc., transcribing agency. Braille International, Inc., distributor)
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Original Publication |
Transcription of: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, c1997.
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