The mysteries within
Subtitle: a surgeon reflects on medical myths
By: Sherwin B. Nuland.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Body, Human -- Folklore; Body, Human -- Mythology; Human anatomy -- Mythology; Body, Human -- Symbolic aspects
Description: A respected doctor offers a discussion of the traditions and folklore of medicine, focusing on the effort to understand the human body, and including anecdotes from his own medical career.