Would you believe cobwebs stop wounds bleeding? and other medical marvels
Platt, Richard2006
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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 or 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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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
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Includes index.
ISBN:
9780199114962 (hbk)
Dewey class:
610J610
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English
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BRN:
954314
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