TY  - JOUR
T1  - SUrvey of medical care among the upper midwest indians
AU  - BRAASCH WF, BRANTON BJ, CHESLEY AJ
Y1  - 1949/01/22
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1949.72900210001007
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 220
EP  - 226
VL  - 139
IS  - 4
N2  - The American Medical Association was asked by the Honorable Julius A. Krug, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, to investigate the medical care of those who are wards of that department. The investigation was divided according to various geographic areas and was carried on by several groups of physicians. We constituted a committee (W. F. B., chairman) to investigate medical care among the Upper Midwest Indians.THE MEDICAL OFFICER 
    It is obvious that the fundamental factor in the medical care of the Indian is the medical staff. We were very much interested, therefore, in meeting agency physicians and noting the character of their professional work. While in many instances professional standards of medical officers in the Indian Service are not of the highest type, nevertheless, we gained the impression that they are doing a rather good job. We were impressed with their loyalty to the Indian Service, their interest
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1949.72900210001007
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.72900210001007
ER  -