RT Journal
T1 Present concepts of rehabilitation in tuberculosis: A review of the literature 1938-1947
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD October 15
VO 141
IS 7
SP 493
OP 494
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02910070065030
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02910070065030
AB This 'summary of Dr. Kiefer's book on rehabilitation in tuberculosis can best be described as a "review of a review." In this book the author has recorded in an encyclopedic fashion all the available information concerning the subject at hand. The material is gleaned from more than 1,000 references. The book is divided into 16 chapters. The first chapter provides an introduction to the subject, while the last chapter contains the conclusions and editorial comment of the author, with his suggestions for rehabilitation in the future. In the intervening 14 chapters the experiences and opinions of the many writers in the field are described.After a brief account of the history of rehabilitation programs in tuberculosis and an effort to define the terms under discussion,