On the Social Frontier of Medicine: Pioneering in Medical Social Service

Ida M. Cannon

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On the Social Frontier of Medicine

Pioneering in Medical Social Service

Ida M. Cannon

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1952

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Medicine Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine, other

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
PART ONE. The Background
1. A Doctor’s Message Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. The English Hospital Almoner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
3. Forerunners in the United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
4. A Period of Social Awakening Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
5. A Physician Takes Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
6. We Βuild on Firm Foundations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
PART TWO. Pioneering
7. We Are “Permitted” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
8. Opportunities Increase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
9. We Choose Our Advisors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
10. Partial Recognition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
11. Seeking Our Special Role Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
12. Interesting the Doctors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
13. A Broader Scope Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
14. Accepted Officially Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
15. A Profession Recognized Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
16. We Analyze Our Function Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
17. The Idea Becomes Widespread Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
PART THREE. Fruits of Experience
18. A Special Privilege Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
19. A Socially Constructive Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
20. Hazards for the Industrial Worker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
21. Attitudes Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
22.Its What’s Left That Counts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
23. The Patient Teaches Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
24. Medicine and Some Social Trends Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
25. Facing New Frontiers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Notes and References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

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eBook published on:

October 1, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9780674493568

Hardcover published on:

February 5, 1952

Hardcover ISBN:

9780674186088

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Reprint 2014

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Front matter:

14

Main content:

273

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674493568

eBook ISBN: 9780674493568

Hardcover ISBN: 9780674186088

Keywords for this book

Medical social work.; Social Work.; Charities, Medical -- Massachusetts -- Boston.; Massachusetts General Hospital. Social Service Department.; Cabot, Richard C. (Richard Clarke), 1868-1939.

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Professional and scholarly;

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