A history of surgery / Harold Ellis, Sala Abdalla.

Author/creator Ellis, Harold, 1926-
Other author Abdalla, Sala.
Format Electronic
EditionThird edition.
Publication InfoBoca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, [2019]
Descriptionp. ; cm.
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Uniform titleCambridge history of surgery
Contents Surgery in prehistoric times -- The early years of written history : Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, China and India -- Surgery in ancient Greece and Rome -- The Dark Ages and the Renaissance -- The age of the surgeon-anatomist : part 1-from the mid 16th century to the end of the 17th century -- The age of the surgeon-anatomist : part 2-from the beginning of the 18th century to the mid 19th century -- The advent of anaesthesia and antisepsis -- The birth of modern surgery from Lister to the 20th century -- The surgery of warfare -- Orthopaedic surgery -- Breast tumours -- Cutting for the stone -- Thyroid and parathyroid -- Thoracic and vascular surgery -- Organ transplantation -- A history of surgery.
General notePreceded by The Cambridge illustrated history of surgery / Harold Ellis. 2nd ed. 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018031277
ISBN9781138617391 (paperback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781138617407 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBNebook

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