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Caring for the Foreign Born
The Health of Immigrant Children in the United States, 1890-1925
Howard Markel, MD PhD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:1020-1027.
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INTRODUCTION
That we are, as President John F. Kennedy once wrote, "a nation of immigrants" is indisputable.1 The founding of the United States of America was a complex process of transforming a vast territory into an established society with its own culture, mores, and institutions dedicated to liberty. This process, of course, relied heavily on a stream of immigrants who were active participants in the physical, economic, and intellectual development of our nation.
Not surprisingly, historians, journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets, and other observers of the American scene have long paid close attention to the successes and problems engendered by these human migration patterns over the past 2 centuries. This is particularly true of the era American historians refer to as the "Great Wave of Immigration," 1890-1925, when more than 25 million immigrants, chiefly from eastern and southern Europe, arrived at our ports and borders.2 But, like the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
THE HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN CITY AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
THE MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS
THE PEDIATRIC DISPENSARY AND MILK STATION
CONCLUSIONS
From the Departments of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Historical Center for the Health Sciences, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
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