The rebuilt man
Subtitle: the story of spare-parts surgery
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 184
Copyright date: 1965
Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.; Artificial organs.
Notes: "The miracle of transplant surgery: the replacement of failing human organs with spare parts opens a new frontier in medicine." - Jacket.
Bibliography: p. 173-178.
Table of contents: title: The threshold; title: Of Indian noses; title: And two-headed dogs; title: The barriers; title: Thy brother's keeper; title: Hurdling the barriers; title: Bridging the gap; title: New hearts for old; title: Toes into thumbs; title: Man to man; title: The problem of supply; title: Monkey to man; title: Is it right?