Gifted hands : America's most significant contributions to surgery / Seymour I. Schwartz.

Author/creator Schwartz, Seymour I.
Format Book
Publication InfoAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009.
Description259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Pre-Columbian and colonial times -- The professor and the pioneer -- The beginning of clinical experimentation : birth of a specialty -- Focus on females -- The death of pain -- Two prime targets -- Two oft-forgotten contributions -- Prodigy and progenitor -- Victory over vessels -- Besting the chest -- From one to another : organ transplantation -- Smatterings from the specialties -- Enabling expansion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-237) and indexes.
LCCN 2008046815
ISBN9781591026839 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1591026830 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RD27.3.U6 S39 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold