The history of endocrine surgery
Title:
The history of endocrine surgery
Author:
Welbourn, R. B. (Richard Burkewood)
ISBN:
9780313369810
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Publication Information:
New York : Praeger, 1990.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 385 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; General Sources; How to Use This Book; 1 (E). Evolution of Endocrine Surgery; 2 (T). The Thyroid; 3 (P). The Pituitary; 4 (A). The Adrenal Glands; 5 (PT). The Parathyroid Glands; 6 (G). The Endocrine Gut and Pancreas; 7 (M). Multiple Endocrine Adenopathy and Paraendocrine Syndromes; 8. Various Topics; Appendix: Chronology; Biographical Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors;
Abstract:
Richard B. Welbourn, a retired endocrine surgeon who has written two books on the subject, has compiled the definitive history of the new and advancing discipline of endocrine surgery. The book traces the history of endocrine surgery from its origins to the 1980s, detailing the stories behind the surgery of each gland. A valuable biographical index containing basic information as well as the ideas and achievements of great names in the field will prove an invaluable resource.
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