Medicine : the definitive illustrated history

Tells the fascinating history of medicine through the ages to the present day. Follow the greatest stories of medicine and its breakthroughs, with incredible coverage of disease, drugs, treatment, and cures. Medicine covers the gory pitfalls and miraculous breakthroughs of medical history from trepa...

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Main Author: Parker, Steve 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Dorling Kindersley Limited 2016
Edition:First American edition
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