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War, Politics, and Philanthropy The History of Rehabilitation Medicine
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War, Politics, and Philanthropy The History of Rehabilitation Medicine

Verville, null; Verville, Richard
ISBN-10: 0761845941
ISBN-13: 9780761845942

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This book describes the development of this remarkable field of medical care from its inception in WWI and WWII, responding to the need for care and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers, disabled veterans, and members of the workforce, through its dramatic expansion during the 1980s, as stimulated by the Medicare program.
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Foreword
Acknowledgments
Setting the Stage
In the Beginning: The Early Years of the Founders of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Roots of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Progressive Era, 1900 to 1920
The 1920s and Small Steps Forward
The Thirties, Medicine, Social Insurance, and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic
World War II, Howard Rusk, Henry Kessler, and the Baruch Committee
The Immediate Postwar Years: The VA, Private Rehabilitation Facilities, Unions, and a Medical Specialty in PM&R
Polio, FDR, and Rehabilitation Medicine
The Expansive 1950s: Rehabilitation Medicine Develops under the Leadership of Mary Switzer and Howard Rusk
Rehabilitation Leadership in the Turbulent 1960s and the End of an Era
The 1970s; Vulnerability, New Leadership, and the Disability Movement
The 1970s: Congressional Leadership and the Golden Era for Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Disability Policy
The 1980s: Medicare Expansion; Rehabilitation Research at NIH and the Maturation of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Medicine
A Brief Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

Edition: N/A
Publisher: University Press of America, Incorporated
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 290
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.03 lbs.
Language: English

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