Dropsy, dialysis, transplant : a short history of failing kidneys / Steven J. Peitzman.

Author/creator Peitzman, Steven J., 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxxi, 213 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesJohns Hopkins biographies of disease
Johns Hopkins biographies of disease. ^A1027146
Contents Swollen with dropsy -- Richard Bright's new disease -- Sympathy and flannel -- Enter the microscope and the laboratory -- Renal shutdown, a needle, and the end of Bright's disease -- Inventing chronic dialysis -- Coupled to the artificial kidney -- The gift of life -- Progression and renewal.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-207) and index.
LCCN 2007013958
ISBN9780801887345
ISBN0801887348

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Laupus Books - Stacks WJ 11.1 P379D 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold