Mekong Medicine: A U.S. Doctor's Year Treating Vietnam's Forgotten Victims

by Richard W Carlson and Richard W. Carlson

Book Overview

In 1966, Dr. Richard Carlson, two years out of medical school, embarked on a year-long tour in Vietnam to treat the many forgotten victims of the war: the civilians. During medical school he was introduced to the Los Angeles County General Hospital, the huge institution that served LA's socially and medically deprived. When drafted, he applied to work in a Vietnamese civilian hospital. His tenure at the LA hospital was the best training for what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476687897
• ISBN13: 9781476687896
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"