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A History of Organ Transplantation: Ancient Legends to Modern Practice
David Hamilton
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Description for A History of Organ Transplantation: Ancient Legends to Modern Practice
Hardcover. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 262 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Foreword by Clyde Barker and Thomas E. Starzl A History of Organ Transplantation is a comprehensive and ambitious exploration of transplant surgery - which, surprisingly, is one of the longest continuous medical endeavors in history. Moreover, no other medical enterprise has had so many multiple interactions with other fields, including biology, ethics, law, government, and technology. Exploring the medical, scientific, and surgical events that led to modern transplant techniques, Hamilton argues that progress in successful transplantation required a unique combination of multiple methods, bold surgical empiricism, and major immunological insights in order for surgeons to develop an understanding of the ... Read more
Foreword by Clyde Barker and Thomas E. Starzl A History of Organ Transplantation is a comprehensive and ambitious exploration of transplant surgery - which, surprisingly, is one of the longest continuous medical endeavors in history. Moreover, no other medical enterprise has had so many multiple interactions with other fields, including biology, ethics, law, government, and technology. Exploring the medical, scientific, and surgical events that led to modern transplant techniques, Hamilton argues that progress in successful transplantation required a unique combination of multiple methods, bold surgical empiricism, and major immunological insights in order for surgeons to develop an understanding of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822944133
SKU
V9780822944133
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99-60
About David Hamilton
David Hamilton is a retired surgeon and honorary senior lecturer at the Medical School of St. Andrews University, where he teaches medical history. He is the author of two previous books, The Monkey Gland Affair and The Healers: A History of Medicine in Scotland.
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