{"product_id":"the-business-of-private-medical-practice-doctors-specialization-and-urban-change-in-philadelphia-19001940-critical-issues-in-health-and-medicine-9780813561752","title":"The Business of Private Medical Practice Doctors Specialization and Urban Change in Philadelphia 19001940 Critical Issues in Health and Medicine","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schafer's book beautifully explicates the geography of private medical practice in Philadelphia, telling us about the evolution of medicine in the fast-changing city and lending perspective on the conditions that shape the business of medicine in America today.\"  -- Christopher Crenner * Robert Hudson and Ralph Major Chair, History of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine *\u003cbr\u003e\"James Schafer offers a compelling study of some of the roots of today’s health-care woes. By examining how individual rank-and-file Philadelphia physicians practiced medicine in the early 20th century, Schafer reminds us that medicine was an economic activity, and sometimes a struggle to make ends meet. The choices those doctors made about where to practice in a changing urban geography and whether to specialize had important consequences for the shape of American health care. This rich social and economic history re-frames our understanding of a crucial period in American medicine.\" -- Mary E. Fissell * department of the history of medicine, Johns Hopkins University *\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Business of Private Medical Practice\u003c\/i\u003e James A. Schafer Jr. examines the organization of health care delivery in Philadelphia during the early twentieth century. Schafer astutely frames it and performs a service for health care scholars by underscoring the importance of markets and exhibiting the applicability of the urban historian’s tools.\" * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePart One. 1900-1920\u003cbr\u003e1. The Primacy of Private Practice\u003cbr\u003e2. The Doctor as Business Owner\u003cbr\u003e3. Downtown Specialists and Neighborhood GPs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart Two. 1920-1940\u003cbr\u003e4. New Career Paths, New Business Methods\u003cbr\u003e5. From Center City to Suburb\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Notes on Sources and Methods\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"MW - Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742325670231,"sku":"9780813561752","price":105.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813561752.jpg?v=1758384281","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-business-of-private-medical-practice-doctors-specialization-and-urban-change-in-philadelphia-19001940-critical-issues-in-health-and-medicine-9780813561752","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}