A Doctor of Their Own

The History of Adolescent Medicine

Heather Munro Prescott

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$70.50 • £56.95 • €63.50

ISBN 9780674214613

Publication Date: 10/25/1998

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256 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

7 halftones

World

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Heather Munro Prescott is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University.

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