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A Short History of Medicine

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

A Short History of Medicine

By Steve Parker

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About the book

Immerse yourself in the history of medicine - a colourful story of skill, serendipity, trial and error, moments of genius, and dogged determination.From traditional chinese medicine to today's sophisticated gene therapies and robotic surgery, A Short History of Medicine combines riveting storytelling and beautiful images, historical accounts and lucid explanations, to illuminate the story of medicine through time. Witness early, bloody, anaesthetic-free operations; see the first crude surgical i...Show more

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ISBN

9780241379653

Publisher

Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

A Short History of Medicine

Format

Paperback

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