biomedicine, health, and nation-building in South Korea since 1945 /
First Statement of Responsibility
John P. DiMoia
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 280 pages ;
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Medicine and its fragments, 1945-1948 -- Mobilizing new models of public health and medicine, 1945-1948 -- From Minneapolis to Seoul : transforming surgery, clinical practice, and professional identity at Seoul National University Hospital, 1954-1968 -- Family planning and nation-building in South Korea (1961-mid-1970s) -- Taking samples for the nation : historicizing the biological sample in the South Korean anti-parasite campaigns, (1969-1995) -- Reconstructing the face : Asian blepharoplasty, professional expertise, and the development of a plastic surgery market (1954-present) -- Conclusion : challenging developmental expectations
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Medical policy-- Korea (South)-- History-- 20th century
Medicine-- Korea (South)-- History-- 20th century
Public health-- Korea (South)-- History-- 20th century