Historical Bibliography Updated: May 9, 2018

Licensed to practice: The Supreme Court defines the American medical profession.

Publication Details

Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013 CE.

History of the 1889 Supreme Court case that legalized the licensing of physicians in the U.S. and the impact of that decision on the subsequent development of this nation's unique medical system.

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United States
Professions & Education

Thematic Classifications

COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States Education, Biomedical, & Biomedical Profession LAW and Medicine & the Life Sciences

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#8001
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10177
External URL	licensed-to-practice-the-supreme-court-defines-the-american-medical-profession

Geographic Context

Publication place: Baltimore, MD