S. Weir Mitchell, 1829–1914 Philadelphia's Literary Physician
This modern biography provides a comprehensive and balanced view of a legendary figure in American medicine. Controversial because of his fierce fight against women’s rights, Mitchell achieved stunning success through his experimentation with venomous snakes, treatment of Civil War soldiers with pha...
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| Médium: | E-kniha Kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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University Park, PA
Pennsylvania State University Press
2012
Penn State University Press |
| Vydání: | 1 |
| Edice: | Penn State Series in the History of the Book |
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| ISBN: | 9780271054032, 0271054034, 0271060042, 9780271060040 |
| On-line přístup: | Získat plný text |
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| Shrnutí: | This modern biography provides a comprehensive and balanced view of a legendary figure in American medicine. Controversial because of his fierce fight against women’s rights, Mitchell achieved stunning success through his experimentation with venomous snakes, treatment of Civil War soldiers with phantom limbs and burning pain, and creation of the rest cure to treat hysteria and neurasthenia. Mitchell’s life was extraordinary—interesting in its own right and as a case study in the larger inquiry into nineteenth-century medicine and culture. |
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| Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-285) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780271054032 0271054034 0271060042 9780271060040 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9780271060040 |

