Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever
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Book Description
In 1944 a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-s... More
Book Information
Publisher | Clarion Books |
Binding | Hardcover (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 208 |
ISBN-10 | 0547821832 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0547821832 |
Publication Date | 12/08/2015 |
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