Ending and Extending Life
| AUTHOR | Boleyn-Fitzgerald, Miriam |
| PUBLISHER | Facts on File (02/01/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Ending and Extending Life takes a detailed look at several bold medical innovations that have saved and improved the lives of millions of patients. Mechanical ventilation, organ transplantation and other life-saving surgical techniques, new diagnostic technologies (such as CT and MRI scans), advanced chemotherapy and antiviral drugs, and tube feeding are only a few of the many medical enhancements that have had exciting and complex implications for patients, loved ones, and health care practitioners.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780816062058
ISBN-10:
0816062056
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Unsewn / Adhesive Bound)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
222
Carton Quantity:
28
Product Dimensions:
6.20 x 0.80 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
1.00 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics
Science | Ethics
Science | General
Dewey Decimal:
174.2
Library of Congress Control Number:
2008030547
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Ending and Extending Life takes a detailed look at several bold medical innovations that have saved and improved the lives of millions of patients. Mechanical ventilation, organ transplantation and other life-saving surgical techniques, new diagnostic technologies (such as CT and MRI scans), advanced chemotherapy and antiviral drugs, and tube feeding are only a few of the many medical enhancements that have had exciting and complex implications for patients, loved ones, and health care practitioners.
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