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Edited by Alexandra Minna Stern and Howard Markel. 304 pp., illustrated. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2002. $60. ISBN 0-472-11268-6.

This interesting collection of historical essays was presented at the University of Michigan in September 2000 at a symposium named for the first professor of pediatrics, David Murray Cowie. It is not intended to be a comprehensive history of pediatrics or child health, but rather a book that highlights the interaction among medicine, sociology, and politics during the late 19th century and the 20th century. The introduction, by editors Alexandra Minna Stern and Howard Markel, provides continuity, perspective, and cohesion. The editors explain that this diverse set of essays presents the subject in broad strokes. However, each essay illustrates the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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