| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Rochester studies in medical history, 1526-2715 ; 47 |
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Rochester studies in medical history
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Technical change, practical stasis : the development of arterial repair through 1914 -- An ideal rarely practiced : arterial repair and its alternatives from World War I to World War II -- Opportunities realized and discarded : The management of vascular trauma in World War II -- Reshaping surgical infrastructure between World War II and the Korean War -- An ideal implemented : arterial repair in the Korean War -- Bringing it all back home -- Conclusion : arterial repair and the process of surgical change |
| Summary |
"In 1880, patients suffering from vascular disease faced amputation -- or death. By 1960, revolutionary techniques and technologies empowered new surgeons to remedy aneurysms, mend damaged vessels, and treat diseased arteries, saving the lives and limbs of patients around the world"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arteries -- Surgery -- History -- 20th century
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Arteries -- Surgery -- History -- 19th century
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Arteries -- Surgery -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Surgery, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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MEDICAL / History.
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Arteries -- Surgery
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Surgery, Military
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787445833 |
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1787445836 |
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1787446514 |
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9781787446519 |
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