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The Kappa Lambda Society of Hippocrates: historical perspective on an early medical professional society.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18360349     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Kappa Lambda Society of Hippocrates, an early medical professional organization, was founded circa 1819 in Lexington, Kentucky, amid the first economic depression in the United States. Its primary stated purpose was to elevate medicine as a profession. This article will reevaluate the acknowledged purposes and accomplishments of the Society in the social and economic context of its time, and consider the extent to which it may have advanced the professional stature and economic station of educated medical practitioners.
Authors:
Suzanne M Shultz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Southern medical journal     Volume:  101     ISSN:  1541-8243     ISO Abbreviation:  South. Med. J.     Publication Date:  2008 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-04-09     Completed Date:  2008-06-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404522     Medline TA:  South Med J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  415-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Philip A. Hoover, M.D. Library, Wellspan Health at York Hospital, York, PA 17405, USA. sshultz@wellspan.org
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
American Medical Association / history
Hippocratic Oath
History, 19th Century
Societies, Medical / history*
United States

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