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Blood and guts : a short history of medicine
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Blood and guts : a short history of medicine

by Roy Porter

A concise history of medical advancements, exploring themes such as surgery, disease management, and hospital development. The text examines how scientific ingenuity and the study of the human body have evolved over millennia to combat mortality.

Accession 1961 ISBN 0393037622 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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