History and Health Policy in the United States: Putting the Past Back in

by Rosemary A. Stevens

Book Overview

In our rapidly advancing scientific and technological world, many take great pride and comfort in believing that we are on the threshold of new ways of thinking, living, and understanding ourselves. But despite dramatic discoveries that appear in every way to herald the future, legacies still carry great weight. Even in swiftly developing fields such as health and medicine, most systems and policies embody a sequence of earlier ideas and preexisting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813538386
• ISBN13: 9780813538389
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"