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Children and Youth in Sickness and in Health: A Historical Handbook and Guide (Children and Youth: History and Culture)
Children and Youth in Sickness and in Health A Historical Handbook and Guide - Children and Youth: History and Culture Author:Janet Golden, Richard Meckel, Heather Munro Prescott Children and Youth in Sickness and in Health is a unique reference source covering major issues in child and adolescent health in the U.S. from the Colonial period throught the 20th century. It provides a comprehensive historical account of the way in which professionals and the state have addressed child health problems. It looks at how family ... more »and community caretakers intervened in the lives of sick children and also how they became advocates for local child health initiatives. Most critically, this volume will focus on how children and youth reacted to being sick and how these experiences affected their lives, the development of health care and the creation of pediatric medicine.« less