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Tales from Kentucky doctors / [edited by] William Lynwood Montell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicians--Kentucky--Biography.
- Physicians.
- Medicine--Kentucky--History.
- Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Tales from Kentucky Doctors, noted oral historian William Lynwood Montell has assembled a fascinating collection of memoirs from Kentucky's medical providers. Ranging from humorous to heartwarming to tragic, the stories presented in Tales from Kentucky Doctors are authentic and captivating. While these firsthand accounts from and about Kentucky doctors won't be found in a formal history book, this collection is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the culture and tradition of Kentucky medical practice. By combining personal experiences, humorous anecdotes, and local lege
- Contents:
- Choosing the medical profession
- Medical training and early career
- Other doctors
- House calls
- Personal practice
- Hospital practice
- Medications
- Special deliveries
- Regrettable cases
- Epidemics and outbreaks
- Folk healing
- Animal stories
- Doctors' social events
- Medical practice then and now.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786613327635
- 9780813138787
- 0813138787
- 9781283327633
- 1283327635
- 9780813172903
- 081317290X
- OCLC:
- 216930178
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