Invasion of the body revolutions in surgery / Nicholas L. Tilney.

Author/creator Tilney, Nicholas L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Description358 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction -- 1. Three operations -- 2. The teaching hospital -- 3. Evolution of a profession -- 4. Steps forward and steps backward -- 5. War and peace -- 6. The promise of surgical research -- 7. Operations on the heart -- 8. The mechanical heart -- 9. The transfer of organs -- 10. Making a surgeon, then and now -- 11. Shifting foundations -- 12. Unsolved challenges.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-343) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011013287
ISBN9780674062283 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674062280 (alk. paper)

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