John Hunter, Frederick Treves and intussusception

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-23

  Stringer, Mark D ^a   Willetts, Ian E ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INTUSSUSCEPTION; LAPAROTOMY; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ENGLAND; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0033971783     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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