A Brief History of Bad Medicine
$47.29
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
20 December 2001
Summary
A doctor removes the normal, healthy side of a patient’s brain instead of the malignant tumor. A man whose leg is scheduled for amputation wakes up to find his healthy leg removed. These recent examples are part of a history of medical disasters and embarrassments as old as the profession itself.
In Brief History of Bad Medicine, Robert M. Youngson and Ian Schott have written the definitive account of medical mishap in modern and not-so- modern times. From famous quacks to cu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780332611 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780332610 |
| Author: | Ian Schott, Robert Youngson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 20 December 2001 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 133mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Brief Histories |
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An erudite and elegant dismissal of the duff side of the medical profession
An erudite and elegant dismissal of the duff side of the medical profession - Times Literary Supplement
A unique anthology of medical bungles - LancetAbout The Author
Ian Schott
Ian Schott is an experienced full time doctor. Robert Youngson is a journalist and author, who has also written a number of books on health and medicine. He lives in Dorset, Britain.
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