Under the knife : a history of surgery in 28 remarkable operations
Laar, Arnold van de2018
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Surgeon Arnold Van de Laar uses his own experience and expertise to tell the witty history of the past, present and future of surgery. From the story of the desperate man from 17th-century Amsterdam who grimly cut a stone out of his own bladder to Bob Marley's deadly toe infection, this book offers all kinds of fascinating and unforgettable insights into medicine and history via the operating theatre.
Main title:
Under the knife : a history of surgery in 28 remarkable operations / Arnold van de Laar.
Author:
Laar, Arnold van de, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2018.
Collation:
357 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781473633650 (hbk)
Dewey class:
617.09617.09 LAA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2608379