Blood and guts : a history of surgery
Hollingham, Richard2016
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'Blood and Guts' tells the remarkable history of surgery from ancient times onwards. It's an extraordinary story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomised patients - and every now and then courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world.
Main title:
Blood and guts : a history of surgery / Richard Hollingham ; foreword by Michael Mosley.
Author:
Hollingham, Richard, author
Imprint:
London : BBC Books, 2016.
Collation:
319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2008.TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785940248 (pbk)
Dewey class:
617.09
Language:
English
BRN:
1305054