Realizing Major William Borden's Dream: Military Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Its Wounded Warriors, 1909–2009: An Essay Review

This essay review examines three books dealing with the founding and subsequent activities of Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and the evolution of military medicine from 1909 to 2009 recently published by the US Army's Borden Institute. Established by fellow army doctor William Borden t...

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Published in:Journal of the history of medicine and allied sciences 2011-07, Vol.66 (3), p.380-394
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Afghan Campaign 2001
Amputation
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Armies
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Books - history
Borden
Disabled Persons - history
Historians
History of medicine
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Hospitals
Hospitals, Military - history
Humans
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Military history
Military medicine
Military Medicine - history
School campuses
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Warfare
World wars
Wounds and Injuries - history
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subjects Afghan Campaign 2001
Amputation
Amputees
Armies
Army posts
Books - history
Borden
Disabled Persons - history
Historians
History of medicine
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Hospitals
Hospitals, Military - history
Humans
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Military history
Military medicine
Military Medicine - history
School campuses
Soldiers
Veterans - history
Warfare
World wars
Wounds and Injuries - history
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