Chest surgical disorders in ancient Egypt: Evidence of advanced knowledge

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-608

  Jungraithmayr, Wolfgang ^a   Weder, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; EGYPT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LUNG; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY; THORAX SURGERY;

EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 84857646093     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31824650f8     Document Type: Article

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