Cutting-Edge Medicine
- ISBN-10
- 0822567709
- ISBN-13
- 9780822567707
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-01-10
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications
- Author
- Connie Goldsmith
Description
Introduces medical innovations that have transformed the field of medicine, including blood transfusions and organ transplants, vaccines, and gene therapy.
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