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The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry

Paul Starr

An esoteric, intelligent, and scholarly book on how the industry of medicine in the US. If you really want to understand how medicine has become a business instead of a noble profession is understandable after this must read book. You can pretend to have an understanding or you can actually know what you are talking about. This book is well researched and referenced but does not read as an academic treatise.

Medicine & Public HealthMedicine & Public Health · high confidenceMedicine & Public Health81 signalsLlm Classifier: Medicine & Public Health -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: History, Modern 1601- -> BiographyOpen Library: History of medicine, Modern -> Medicine & Public HealthBusiness, Capitalism & CorporationsMedicine, Health & the BodyRegional & Local History

Award History

2 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Bancroft PrizeMajor1984WinnerOfficial source
Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionMajor1984WinnerSecondary source
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