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Patients are a virtue : practicing medicine in the Pennsylvania Amish Country

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Author
Wentz, Henry S.
Date of Publication
1997.
Call Number
610.69 W481
Responsibility
by Henry S. Wentz ; with illustrations by Paul H. Ripple.
ISBN
1883294495
Author
Wentz, Henry S.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Printed by Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
1997.
Physical Description
xi, 175 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
Summary
A memoir by a medical doctor who practiced in Strasburg, Pa from the postwar 1940's to the late 1980's . He talks about the changes during the period in how medical care is delivered . He also tells stories about his interaction with patients over the years, including extensive contacts with Amish and Mennonites.
Subjects
Amish.
History of Medicine, 20th Cent. - Pennsylvania
Physicians - Pennsylvania
Amish Country (Pa.)
Pennsylvania Dutch Country (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
610.69 W481
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