Formative years : children's health in the United States, 1880-2000 / edited by Alexandra Minna Stern, Howard Markel.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Stern, Alexandra Minna, 1966-

Markel, Howard.

Conference Name:

David Murray Cowie Symposium on the History of Pediatrics and Child Health in America (2000 : Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatrics--United States--History--20th century--Congresses.

Pediatrics.

Children--Health and hygiene--United States--History--20th century--Congresses.

Children.

Pediatrics--history.

Children--Health and hygiene.

History.

United States.

Child Health Services--history.

Child Welfare--history.

History, 19th Century.

History, 20th Century.

Medical Subjects:

Pediatrics--history.

United States.

Child Health Services--history.

Child Welfare--history.

History, 19th Century.

History, 20th Century.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2002]

Summary:

Sheds light on the development of the fields of pediatrics and child health during the last century.

Notes:

Updated and edited papers from the David Murray Cowie Symposium on the History of Pediatrics and Child Health in America, held Sept. 2000 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-287) and index.

ISBN:

0472112686

OCLC:

48215300