The Ultimate Gift
The Story of Britain's Premier Transplant Surgeon
Published on 31. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7472-5817-9 (ISBN)
Description
This text chronicles the story of Sir Roy Calne, the foremost pioneer of liver transplantation in Britain and the first to use drugs to control the body's natural process of rejection. Calne also discusses the moral dilemmas and ethical questions which the advancement of science makes more complex.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
8pp b&w illustrations, 8pp colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 130 mm
Width: 198 mm
Weight
183 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7472-5817-9 (9780747258179)
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