Word: buxbaum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...destruction of sacred cows has some historic precedent in this country. I am sure you will agree that the contributions made by Stiffens, Sinclair, and LaFollette persist though the public outcry and rage may have subsided. Robert C. Buxbaum...
...years, encouraged to work with outside doctors in family practice, and get added training in sociology and psychology. "Family doctoring is a more complex field than anyone gives it credit for, since it encompasses a whole range of intellectual, medical and nonmedical problems," insists Harvard's Dr. Robert Buxbaum. With an eye to the impending demands of medicare, the University of California last week acted to accept qualified general practitioners for the teaching staff of its medical school and to set up a course in family medicine...
...Buxbaum also criticized built-in hazards in modern cars. "What's lacking in automotive industry is a sense of responsibility for the public," he said yesterday. While a large-scale Congressional investigation is now forcing auto companies to remedy the most serious flaws, he added, the manufacturers could have started safety studies 20 years...
...pronged attack on the problem is needed. Buxbaum stated, to cut deaths from accidents and to keep accidents from happening...
Second, there should be an independent commission to investigate accidents. Although it would be impractical to study every case. Buxbaum said, a statistically accurate sample would be sufficient to determine the major defects. The board, he detailed, would have the power to impound crashed cars and conduct, a thorough "autopsy" to find the part that failed...