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The Effect of Medical Care on Infant Mortality in the United States in the Early 20th Century

Staines, Amber Irene
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2535-7295
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438190193

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2015, Master of Arts, Miami University, Economics.
Doctors in the United States in the early 20th century had a limited ability to treat their patients. Most treatments and vaccines for diseases were not developed yet. Furthermore, prior to 1910, many medical schools had scant entrance requirements and limited time practicing treating patients. However, as late as the 19th century, the American medical education system underwent revolutionary changes, drastically improving the way doctors were trained. Despite these changes, physicians still did not have the benefit of antibiotics or vaccinations with which to treat and prevent infectious disease. Given these limitations, how much did the availability of doctors matter and how much did good doctors matter? The models suggest the quality matters much more than quantity. The relationship between doctors per capita and infant mortality is actually positive when accounting for overall physician quality, while physician quality has a strong negative relationship with infant mortality rates.
Melissa Thomasson (Advisor)
William Even (Committee Member)
Greg Neimesh (Committee Member)
Economic History; Economics
health economics; infant mortality; medical care; historical economics; medical education; mortality

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  • Staines, A. I. (2015). The Effect of Medical Care on Infant Mortality in the United States in the Early 20th Century [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438190193

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Staines, Amber. The Effect of Medical Care on Infant Mortality in the United States in the Early 20th Century . 2015. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438190193.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Staines, Amber. "The Effect of Medical Care on Infant Mortality in the United States in the Early 20th Century ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1438190193

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