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Medicine's strangest cases

Paperback • 2002 • English

Medicine's strangest cases

By Michael O'Donnell

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About the book

This hugely enjoyable jaunt through medical history unearths some odd characters, including, The Essex man who kept getting pregnant. The physician who gave syphilis its name by writing a poem about it and the future Lady Hamilton training to be a courtesan by giving lectures on healthy living.

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ISBN

9781861055637

Publisher

London

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

Medicine's strangest cases

Format

Paperback

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