Lotions, potions, pills, and magic : health care in early America

In the years following the American Revolution, as poverty increased and America's water and air became more polluted, people grew sicker. Traditional medicine became increasingly ineffective. Instead, Americans sought out both older and newer forms of alternative medicine and people who embrac...

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Main Author: Breslaw, Elaine G., 1932-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, c2012.
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