Blood and Guts : A History of Surgery Paperback / softback
by Richard (Author) Hollingham
Paperback / softback
Description
Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible.
But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement.
Instead it's a bloodstained tale of blunders, arrogance, mishap and murder. In trying to keep us alive, surgeons have all too often killed us off, and life-saving solutions have often come from the most surprising places.
Accompanying a BBC series, Blood and Guts is an incredible story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients - and every now and then courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. You may think twice before going under the knife...
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Ebury Publishing
- Publication Date:04/02/2016
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- ISBN:9781785940248
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Ebury Publishing
- Publication Date:04/02/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781785940248