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The masters of medicine : our greatest triumphs in the race to cure humanity's deadliest diseases / Andrew Lam, M.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lam, Andrew, M.D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--History--Popular works.
- Medicine.
- Medical innovations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Our greatest triumphs in the race to cure humanity's deadliest diseases
- Place of Publication:
- Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2023]
- Summary:
- "In The Masters of Medicine, Dr. Andrew Lam, an award-winning author and retinal surgeon, distills the long arc of medical progress down to the crucial moments that were responsible for the world's greatest medical miracles"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: To Wrest From Nature
- Heart Disease: The Mavericks
- Diabetes: The Pissing Evil
- Bacterial Infection: The Magic Bullet
- Viral Infection: Pandemic
- Cancer: A Bewilderingly Complex Array
- Trauma: The Only Winner In War Is Medicine
- Childbirth: The Mysterious Killer
- Conclusion: The Masters Of Medicine.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781637742631
- 1637742630
- OCLC:
- 1337525710
- Publisher Number:
- 99994150027
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