Measly Medicine (Horrible Science)

Author: Nick Arnold

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Price : $14.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780439955812
Publisher : schol
Imprint : schol
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Weight (g) : 0.114
Publication date : 03 July 2006
Dimensions : 198mm X 129mm X 10mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Nick Arnold
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Edition : 1
Illustrator : Tony De Saulles
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Dewey classification : 610.9
Reading Level : From 8 To 12
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Pages : 144
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This is a romp through the history of healthcare, hosted by the inimitable Dr Grimgrave. It includes chapters on ancient medicine - Stone Age trepanning, Chinese medicine, Romans, Greeks: the dodgy diagnostics of the Middle Ages; the bloody operations before anaesthetics and hygiene were implemented; Florence Nightingale's nursing revolution and development of public; health; Life-saving surgery available today, including plastic surgery and transplants; and modern miracles - new drugs and treatment.

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