5. In the preindustrial period, what was the main role of dispensaries?
a. Dispensaries were affiliated with hospitals to provide charity care.
b. Dispensaries functioned as laboratories to conduct diagnostic tests.
c. Dispensaries provided basic medical care to ambulatory patients.
d. Dispensaries provided advanced medical treatments by private physicians.
Question 2
2. Medical care in preindustrial America had a strong _____ character.
a. scientific
b. professional
c. applied
d. domestic