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Peer reviewedBurnham, John C. – Science, 1982
Defining medicine's golden age as freedom from adverse comment in mass and highbrow media, discusses: (1) the evolution of the medical image; (2) factors responsible for ending the golden age; (3) criticisms related to physicians' sacerdotal, technical, and social roles; and (4) the erosion of physicians' professional status. (SK)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Credibility, Higher Education, History
