War, Politics, and Philanthropy The History of Rehabilitation Medicine

Name: War, Politics, and Philanthropy The History of Rehabilitation Medicine
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ISBN: 9780761845942

ISBN-10: 0761845941

ISBN-13: 9780761845942

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Authors: Richard Verville, Richard Verville

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List price: $59.99
Publisher: University Press of America, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/22/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 290
Size: 6.07" wide x 9.14" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



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