The medical lives of history's famous people / authored by William James Maloney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maloney, William J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities--Biography.

Celebrities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : Bentham Science Publishers, Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Medical Lives of History`s Famous People highlights the effects of various diseases on the public lives of famous individuals in history. The contents of this book include chapters on the historical facts concerning Babe Ruth`s heroic battle with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the oral cancer affecting Sigmund Freud, Celiac disease (the cause of president John F. Kennedy`s lifelong medical travails), porphyria (the condition afflicting King George), Hemophilia (the 'Royal disease') and much more. The Medical Lives of History`s Famous People is an interesting and valuable resource for general r

Contents:

Cover; Title; EUL; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Chapter-1; Chapter-2; Chapter-3; Chapter-4; Chapter-5; Chapter-6; Chapter-7; Chapter-8; Chapter-9; Chapter-10; Chapter-11; Chapter-12; Chapter-13; Chapter-14; Chapter-15; Chapter-16; Chapter-17; Chapter-18; Chapter-19; Chapter-20; Chapter-21; Chapter-22; Chapter-23; Chapter-24; Chapter-25; Chapter-26; Chapter-27; Chapter-28; Chapter-29; Chapter-30; Chapter-31; Chapter-32; Chapter-33; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 15, 2014).

ISBN:

9781608059362

1608059367

OCLC:

893675823