Extreme medicine

how exploration transformed medicine in the twentieth century

Extreme medicine

how exploration transformed medicine in the twentieth century
Kevin Fong MD
Book - 2012

An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such medical innovations as open-heart surgery, skin grafts, and trauma care.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fong, Kevin, 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
©2012
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