Sir Victor Horsley (1857–1916) and the birth of English neurosurgery

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-52

  Hughes, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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ART; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; THYROID GLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; PITUITARY GLAND; PORTRAITS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 34248381028     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/j.jmb.2007.05-81     Document Type: Article

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