Children's surgery
Subtitle: a worldwide history
By: [edited by] John G. Raffensperger ; with contributing specialists
Publisher: McFarland & Company Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786468256
Subjects: General Surgery; Child; Methods; Operative Surgical Procedures; History
Description: "These essays document the origins of children's surgery, chronicle the history of children's surgery into modern times, and explore the treatment of the most common visceral birth defects. With contributing authors offering perspectives from a variety of cultures, this extraordinary collection will interest not only medical professionals, but also historians and others in the child care field."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.