The History of Medicine
- ISBN-10
- 0822526360
- ISBN-13
- 9780822526360
- Series
- The History of Medicine
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 56
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-01-01
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications
- Authors
- Mary B. Woods, Michael Woods
Description
Brief history of some major medical advances, from hand washing to prosthetics.
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Other editions
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- 2008-07-31
- 169 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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