| Children's Hospital Boston Contributor(s): The Archives Program of Children's Hospi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738537462 ISBN-13: 9780738537467 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: Children's Hospital Boston is one of the oldest, most distinguished pediatric medical centers in the world. It grew from a modest beginning in 1869, in a single Boston brick house, to become a major pediatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For well over a century, this hospital has been a pioneer in providing healthcare for children, performing research in childhood and adult diseases, and training future leaders in medicine and surgery. Children's Hospital Boston presents a visual tour of the history and development of this institution. Simultaneously, this book reflects the history of pediatrics in America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 362.198 |
| LCCN: 2004116479 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.54" W x 9.3" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Children's Hospital Boston is one of the oldest, most distinguished pediatric medical centers in the world. It grew from a modest beginning in 1869, in a single Boston brick house, to become a major pediatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For well over a century, this hospital has been a pioneer in providing healthcare for children, performing research in childhood and adult diseases, and training future leaders in medicine and surgery. Children's Hospital Boston presents a visual tour of the history and development of this institution. Simultaneously, this book reflects the history of pediatrics in America. |
Contributor Bio(s): The Archives Program of Children's Hospital Boston: - Co-editors, affiliated with the Archives Program of Children s Hospital Boston, are Jason T. Larson, archivist; Mark A. Rockoff, M.D., associate anesthesiologist-in-chief, chair of the archives committee, and professor of anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School; David R. Breakstone, medical writer; Patrick Bibbins, senior graphic designer; Michelle R. Davis, vice president of the department of public affairs and marketing; Patrick Taylor, J.D., associate general counsel; and Frederick H. Lovejoy Jr., M.D., associate physician-in-chief, book committee chair, and the William Berenberg Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. |