History, 20th Century
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Care and meaning in war zone nursing.

29 Nov 2009 During the past century, nurses have served as caregivers for United States military personnel in every major theater of war. Military nurses in the war zone deliver patient care while working in austere conditions, and are under constant threat of ... Read more...

The multifaceted career of Louis Borsch.

30 Oct 2009 John Louis Borsch Jr, MD (1873-1929), was an ophthalmologist from Philadelphia who spent most of his career in France. During his lifetime he was probably best known as the inventor of the first fused bifocal lens, which was marketed very ... Read more...

Harvey Cushing as a book collector, bibliophile, and archivist: the precedence for the genesis of the Brain Tumor Registry. Historical vignette.

30 Oct 2009 Influenced by individuals such as his parents, Osler, and Halsted, and by his early medical student experience, Harvey Cushing developed a strong interest in collecting, especially antiquarian medical books. Even today, his collection housed at Yale ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'History, 20th Century'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Care and meaning in war zone nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• Litigation amidst reform--the Boston Medical Center case. 3 Nov 2009
• The multifaceted career of Louis Borsch. 30 Oct 2009
• Harvey Cushing as a book collector, bibliophile, and archivist: the precedence for the genesis of the Brain Tumor Registry. Historical vignette. 30 Oct 2009
• Legacy and current understanding of the often-misunderstood Foix-Alajouanine syndrome. Historical vignette. 30 Oct 2009
• Commentary: Flexner Redux 2010: graduate medical education in the United States. 30 Oct 2009
• Strömgren remembered. 30 Oct 2009
• Martin Brodie: epilepsy expertise and whisky wisdom. 30 Oct 2009
• Happy 50th birthday. 30 Oct 2009
• Remembering Bernett L. Johnson, Jr, MD. 30 Oct 2009
• "Cholera forcing". The myth of the good epidemic and the coming of good water. 30 Oct 2009
• Governor James J. Florio a fighter for environmental issues. 30 Oct 2009
• The way biomedical research is organized has dramatically changed over the past half-century: are the changes for the better? 27 Oct 2009
• Salim "Slim" Abdool Karim: attacking AIDS in South Africa. Interview by Amy Maxmen. 24 Oct 2009
• When diseases disappear--the case of familial dysautonomia. 20 Oct 2009
• Group Health Cooperative--one coverage-and-delivery model for accountable care. 20 Oct 2009
• Cardioversion: past, present, and future. 18 Oct 2009
• Eppendorf Winner. 2009 grand prize winner. 14 Oct 2009
• Retroscpective. Norman Ernest Borlaug (1914-2009). 14 Oct 2009
• Profile: Veerabhadran Ramanathan. From burning dung to global warming and back again. 14 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'History, 20th Century'

Definition: Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.

Descriptor UI: D049673

Alternative terms: History, 20th Century; 20th Century Histories; Century Histories, 20th; Century History, 20th; Histories, 20th Century; History, Twentieth Century; Century Histories, Twentieth; Century History, Twentieth; Histories, Twentieth Century; Twentieth Century Histories; Twentieth Century History; 20th Century History; Medicine, 20th Cent.; 20th Cent. Medicine; Historical Events, 20th Century; History of Medicine, 20th Cent.; Medical History, 20th Cent.; 20th Cent. History of Medicine; 20th Cent. History (Medicine); 20th Cent. Histories (Medicine); Cent. Histories, 20th (Medicine); Cent. History, 20th (Medicine); Histories, 20th Cent. (Medicine); History, 20th Cent. (Medicine);

Tree Number: K01.400.504.968;

History Note: 2005

Technical Notes: IM general only; NIM as check tag