A surgical review of the priority claims attributed to Abraham Groves (1847-1935)

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Geddes, Christopher R ^a   McAlister, Vivian C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; CANADA; GENERAL SURGERY; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SURGERY; SURGICAL GLOVE;

APPENDECTOMY; GENERAL SURGERY; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 70350067565     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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