The Graft
How a Pioneering Operation Sparked the Modern Age of Organ Transplants
Anthem Press · Print & ebook · August 17, 2021
The first human organ transplant in 1950 at a suburban hospital is the focus of The Graft: How a Pioneering Operation Sparked the Modern Age of Organ Transplants.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in the history of organ transplantation
- Themes
- Organ transplantation, Medical controversy, Progress in transplantation medicine
- Genres
- Transplant Surgery, Medical History
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The first human organ transplant in 1950 at a suburban hospital is the focus of The Graft: How a Pioneering Operation Sparked the Modern Age of Organ Transplants. The book examines the controversies the operation generated and the progress medicine has made in organ transplantation.
Where it sits
| Transplant Surgery | 74% |
|---|---|
| Medical History | 68% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. State & Local History
- Transplant Surgery
- History of Science
- Authors
- Edmund O. Lawler
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Published
- August 17, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Organ transplantation · Medical controversy · Progress in transplantation medicine
- Reading lane
- U.S. State & Local History