The Rise And Fall Of Modern Medicine by Dr James Le Fanu - ISBN: 9780349123752
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Triumph then stall: A riveting look at medicine’s rise and uncertain future.

The Rise And Fall Of Modern Medicine

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    608 pages

  • Release Date

    9 January 2012

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Summary

The medical achievements of the post-war years rank as one of the supreme epochs of human endeavour. Advances in surgical technique, new ideas about the nature of disease and huge innovations in drug manufacture vanquished most common causes of early death. But, since the mid-1970s the rate of development has slowed, and the future of medicine is uncertain. How has this happened?

James Le Fanu’s hugely acclaimed survey of the ‘twelve definitive moments’ of modern medicine and the inte…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349123752
ISBN-10:0349123756
Author:Dr James Le Fanu
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:608
Release Date:9 January 2012
Weight:500g
Dimensions:199mm x 129mm x 40mm
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Stand by for a brilliant read … will send your heart palpitating and your blood pressure rising from the start

Stand by for a brilliant read … will send your heart palpitating and your blood pressure rising from the start Daily Mail Has the great knack of making even the most complex technical developments exciting and intelligible Observer A major achievement The Tablet Epic and entertaining. The Lancet

About The Author

Dr James Le Fanu

James Le Fanu is a GP in South London, who writes a weekly medical column for both the SUNDAY and DAILY TELEGRAPHs and regular features for THE TIMES.

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