Morris Fishbein
American physician (1889–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morris Fishbein (July 22, 1889 – September 27, 1976) was an American physician and editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) from 1924 to 1950.
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Morris Fishbein | |
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Born | (1889-07-22)July 22, 1889 |
Died | September 27, 1976(1976-09-27) (aged 87) |
Occupation | physician |
Employer | Journal of the American Medical Association |
Title | Editor |
Term | 1924-1950 |
Spouse | Anna Mantel Fishbein |
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Ira Rutkow's Seeking the Cure: A History of Medicine in America provides a brief overview of Fishbein's influence on American medicine during the Interwar period.[1]: 192–199
Fishbein is vilified in the chiropractic community due to his principal role in founding and propagating the campaign to suppress and end chiropractic as a profession due to its basis in pseudoscientific practices.[2]