Format:
1 online resource
,
illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9780199369188
Content:
This title provides a study of Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny and her efforts to have her unorthodox methods of treating polio accepted as mainstream polio care in the United States during the 1940s. The book presents a case study of changing clinical care, and an examination of the hidden politics of philanthropies and medical societies.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 23, 2014)
Additional Edition:
9780195380590
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780195380590
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195380590.001.0001
