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Tiny stitches : the life of medical pioneer Vivien Thomas / by Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Colin Bootman.
Levy Dental Medicine Library - Stacks RD99 .H66 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hooks, Gwendolyn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thomas, Vivien, 1910-1985--Juvenile literature.
- Thomas, Vivien.
- Thomas, Vivien T., 1910-1985.
- Thomas, Vivien, 1910-1985.
- Operating room technicians--Maryland--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Operating room technicians.
- African American surgeons--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American surgeons.
- Cardiovascular system--Surgery--Juvenile literature.
- Cardiovascular system.
- African Americans--Biography.
- Circulatory system--Surgery.
- Operating room technicians--Maryland--Biography.
- Operating Room Technicians--history.
- Surgeons--history.
- Black or African American.
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures.
- Cardiovascular system--Surgery.
- Maryland.
- Medical Subjects:
- Operating Room Technicians--history.
- Surgeons--history.
- Black or African American.
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Biography.
- Picture books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2016]
- Summary:
- "Biography of Vivien Thomas, an African-American surgical technician who pioneered the procedure used to treat babies with a heart defect known as 'blue baby syndrome.' Includes author's note and author's sources"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781620141564
- 1620141566
- OCLC:
- 926623356
- Publisher Number:
- 99989785614
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