Blessed Days of Anaesthesia
Subtitle: How anaesthetics changed the world
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: August 25, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780192805867
Subjects: History of medicine; History; Medical / History; Medical; Medical / Nursing
Description: Among the great discoveries of the 19th century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than that of anaesthesia. This history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine.