Women Under the Knife: A History of Surgery
- ISBN-10
- 0785821104
- ISBN-13
- 9780785821106
- Series
- Women Under the Knife
- Category
- Generative organs, Female
- Pages
- 289
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Author
- Ann G. Dally
Description
A disturbing and extraordinary history of how modern surgery developed through experiments on women.
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Other editions
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- 1984-01-01
- 176 pages
- Paperback
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- 1986
- 158 pages
- Paperback
- Grand Central Pub
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