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anesthesia
Author_Lawrence K. Altman
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complete
controversial
dietary deprivations
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ethics and controversy
heart disease
historians of medicine and science
history of medical advancements
history of self experimentation
informative
stories of pioneering researchers
the myth of walter reed
toxic shocks
understudied practice
yellow fever
Product details
- ISBN 9780520212817
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 12 May 1998
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Lawrence Altman has authored the only complete history of the controversial and understudied practice of self-experimentation. In telling the stories of pioneering researchers, Altman offers a history of many of the most important medical advancements in recent years as well as centuries past--from anesthesia to yellow fever to heart disease. With a new preface, he brings readers up to date and continues his discussion of the ethics and controversy that continue to surround a practice that benefits millions but is understood by few.
Lawrence K. Altman, M.D., is medical correspondent of the New York Times and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University Medical School.
