Doctors killed George Washington : hundreds of fascinating facts from the world of medicine / Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo ; foreword by David Colbert.

  • Barrett, Erin.
Date:
[2002], ©2002
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Publication/Creation

Berkeley, Calif. : Conari Press, [2002], ©2002.

Physical description

x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242).

Contents

Medical oddities -- Medicine marches on -- Second opinions -- Heroes of medicine -- In sickness and in health -- A taste of bad medicine -- Doctoring for dollars -- Paging Doc Martens, Dr. Pepper, and Dr. Scholl -- Hospitals in general -- Just say no -- Medicine by the numbers -- Bedside manners -- Alternative medicines -- Medical warnings -- Life outside medicine -- Women & medicine -- Sex, contraception, and birth -- What's in a name.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 1573247197