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Harvey Cushing and some Australian connections: part 1 - early life and work.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20006510     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Before World War 1 both the United States of America and Australia had rather rudimentary medical systems. Enterprising practitioners in both countries tended to look to continental Europe (especially Germany) and the United Kingdom as places of medical renown. The outbreak of World War 1 changed this but also enabled doctors from both the United States and Australia to work in military hospitals in Europe. The interactions that occurred were important for their professional development and led to some close associations between American and antipodean doctors. Examples of these were the experiences of Harvey Cushing, a burgeoning American neurosurgeon, which he recounted in his diary. His commentary merits close inspection and analysis. An account of some of Cushing's Australian connections post World War 1 is given in Part 2 (in press).
Authors:
M G Roxanas
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits     Date:  2009-12-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1532-2653     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Neurosci     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-03     Completed Date:  2010-06-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9433352     Medline TA:  J Clin Neurosci     Country:  Scotland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  168-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia. mroxanas@bigpond.net.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Australia
Education, Medical, Continuing / history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Hospitals, Military / history*
Humans
International Educational Exchange / history*
Military Medicine / history
Neurosurgery / history*
Trauma, Nervous System / history,  surgery
World War I
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
Harvey Cushing

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