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BL
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1040048
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b794418
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Gevitz, Norman.
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| Title & Author
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The DOs : : osteopathic medicine in America /\ Norman Gevitz.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Baltimore :: Johns Hopkins University Press,, ©2004.
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xiv, 242 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0801878330
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: 0801878349
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: 9780801878336
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: 9780801878343
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| Notes
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Revised edition of: The D.O.'s. c1982.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-235) and index.
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| Contents
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Andrew Taylor still -- The Missouri mecca -- In the field -- Structure & function -- Expanding the scope -- The push for higher standards -- A question of identity -- The California merger -- Reaffirmation & expansion -- In a sea of change -- The challenge of distinctiveness.
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| Abstract
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Osopathic medicine currently serves the health needs of more than 30 million Americans. In this book the author chronicles the history of this once-controversial medical movement from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present, describing the philosophy and practice of osteopathy as well as its impact on medical care.
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Osteopathic medicine-- United States-- History.
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Ostéopathie-- États-Unis-- Histoire.
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Osteopathic medicine.
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Osteopathie
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Geschichte 1850-2004.
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Osteopathic Medicine-- history.
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United States.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.5/33/0973
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| LC Classification
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RZ325.U6G48 2004
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| NLM classification
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2004 G-155
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WB 940G396d 2004
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| Added Entry
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Gevitz, Norman.
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