Would you believe - cobwebs stop wounds bleeding? : and other medical marvels
Platt, Richard2007
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This volume describes the painful and frequently distasteful medical practices that our ancestors employed such as using leeches, eating snail shells and body snatching, as well as those that are still used around the world. It includes alternative therapies and medical discoveries that changed the face of medical practice.
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Edition:
New pbk. ed.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Collation:
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2006.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780199114979 (pbk)0199114978 (pbk)
Dewey class:
610J610
Local class:
610
Language:
English
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BRN:
409355
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