Medical Care for Seamen: The Origin of Public Medical Service in the United States, by Robert Straus
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"Medical Care for Seamen: The Origin of Public Medical Service in the United States" by Robert Straus, published in 1950, explores the historical journey of medical services tailored for American merchant seamen. Drawing from his doctoral dissertation at Yale, Straus meticulously details the establishment of the Marine Hospital Service and its evolution into what we know today as the Public Health Service. Organized into well-structured chapters, the book offers an insightful narrative enriched with bibliographical footnotes and an index, making it a thorough resource for understanding the development of public health initiatives for seafarers in the United States. This work contributes significantly to the historiography of maritime."
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Yale University Press
Hardcover
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"Medical Care for Seamen: The Origin of Public Medical Service in the United States" by Robert Straus, published in 1950, explores the historical journey of medical services tailored for American merchant seamen. Drawing from his doctoral dissertation at Yale, Straus meticulously details the establishment of the Marine Hospital Service and its evolution into what we know today as the Public Health Service. Organized into well-structured chapters, the book offers an insightful narrative enriched with bibliographical footnotes and an index, making it a thorough resource for understanding the development of public health initiatives for seafarers in the United States. This work contributes significantly to the historiography of maritime."
Jacket present with very mild shelfwear.
Yale University Press
Hardcover
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