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Office of the Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service History

Title:: Office of the Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service History
Creator:: Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Date:: [ca. 1982]
Description:: This statement gives a brief survey of the history and duties of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, an office established in 1875 to administer the Marine Hospital Service, itself created in 1798.
Location:: Box: 1. Folder: 1
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Narratives (document genres)
Subject:: Job Description, History, and United States Public Health Service
Format:: Text
Extent:: 2 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: QQBBCZ
NLM ID:: 101584930X41
Profiles Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X41
Story Section:: Biographical Information