Format:
1 Online-Ressource (462 pages)
Edition:
Reprint 2019
ISBN:
9780520340473
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0520340477
Content:
Lawrence Altman has authored the only complete history of the controversial and understudied practice of self-experimentation. In telling the stories of pioneering researchers, Altman offers a history of many of the most important medical advancements in recent years as well as centuries past--from anesthesia to yellow fever to heart disease. With a new preface, he brings readers up to date and continues his discussion of the ethics and controversy that continue to surround a practice that benefits millions but is understood by few
Note:
Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface to the Paperback Edition
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Foreword
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Acknowledgments
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Prologue
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Chapter One. AN OVERVIEW
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Chapter Two. DON'T TOUCH THE HEART
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Chapter Three. THE PERILOUS ROUTE TO PAINLESS SURGERY
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Chapter Four. THE CASE OF THE QUEASY CHEMISTS
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Chapter Five. THE PASTEURIAN CLUB
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Chapter Six. THE MYTH OF WALTER REED
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Chapter Seven. TAMING THE GREATEST KILLERS
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Chapter Eight. TOXIC SHOCKS
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Chapter Nine. FUNGI-INFECTING AND HALLUCINATING
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Chapter Ten. LIFETIMES OF SELF-EXPERIMENTING
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Chapter Eleven. DIETARY DEPRIVATIONS
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Chapter Twelve. THE RED CELL RIDDLE
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Chapter Thirteen. BLACK AND BLUE AT THE FLICK OF A FEATHER
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Chapter Fourteen. CANCER: CAN YOU GIVE IT TO YOURSELF?
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Chapter Fifteen. CHOOSING THE RIGHT ANIMAL
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Notes
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Index
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520212817
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780520212817
Language:
English
