A History of Surgery. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Harold Ellis, Sala Abdalla.
• Authors: Ellis, Harold, 1926-; Abdalla, Sala
• Contents: Surgery in prehistoric times -- The early years of written history : Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, China and India -- Surgery in ancient Greece and Rome -- The Dark Ages and the Renaissance -- The age of the surgeon-anatomist : part 1-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 anaesthesia 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 -- A history of surgery.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 617.09; Surgery -- History; MEDICAL / Surgery / General; Surgery; General Surgery -- history; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429461743; 0429461747; 9780429867620
• Related ISBNs: 9781138617391; 042986762X; 1138617393; 9781138617407; 1138617407
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 12, 2018).
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