How did the development of licensing standards in the nineteenth century affect the medical profession?
a.) They led to an increase in demand for medical training as the profession became more appealing.
b.) They led to the emergence of more specialties and subspecialties in the field of medicine.
c.) They made the medical profession more exclusive and gave doctors more economic power.
d.) They gave patients the power to hold doctors accountable for their actions through legal action.
Answer: c.) They made the medical profession more exclusive and gave doctors more economic power.
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