| Edition |
2009
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| Publication |
UK, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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| Description |
xiv, 274pPink Spine
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| Series |
Cambridge Illustrated History
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| Summary/Abstract |
A fascinating introduction to the history of surgery and its development over the ages. Heavy illustrated in colour, it highlights the key advances and is essential reading for surgeons and medical historians.
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| Contents |
Furthur reading
Surgery in prehistoric times
The early years of written history - Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India
Surgery in ancient Greece and Rome
The Dark Ages and the Renaissance
The age of the surgeon-anatomist : Part I - 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 anasthesia 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
Envoi - today and tomorrow
Index
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| Standard Number |
9780521720335 Pb.
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