title: Price of dissension: the private wars of Dr. Leo L Spears, 1921-1956.
abstract: Anathema to the Denver medical community, favorite of the 1950s-era sensationalist press, Leo Spears and his hospital represented the complexities of chiropratic. A dynamic achiever in the face of adversity, this 1921 Palmer School graduate built the profession's first large hospital complex and had plans for an institution that would have been among the largest healthcare facilities in existence.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Rehm
mesh_terms: D002684:Chiropractic / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States