The Anatomy of an Illness as Seen by the Patient: Norman Cousins and the Patients’ Rights “Revolution” of the 1970s
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Nancy Tomes, professor of history at Stony Brook University, reflects on the impact of Norman Cousins’ groundbreaking 1976 article and his subsequent efforts to change the definition of the “good” patient. The lecture is sponsored by the George Dock Society for the History of Medicine. This is part of the Walter Jarvis Barlow Lecture series.
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