John Collins Warren and his act of conscience: A brief narrative of the trial and triumph of a great surgeon

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 229, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Moore, Francis D ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARTICLE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LIMB AMPUTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ETHER, ETHYL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PORTRAITS; SURGERY;

EID: 0033505883     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199902000-00005     Document Type: Article

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