TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parker,Steve
TI  - Kill or cure: an illustrated history of medicine 
SN  - 1465408428 (hbk.)
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - DK Publishing
KW  - Medicine
KW  - History
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Medicine, Popular
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 392) and index; Beliefs and traditions, to 900 -- The rise of scientific medicine, 900-1820 -- Medicine in the Industrial Age, 1820-1920 -- Modern medicine, 1920-2000 -- Genes and future dreams, 2000-present
N2  - "Drawing on his wealth of knowledge about the human body and medical science, Steve Parker blends historical accounts and lucid explanations to illuminate the intriguing development of humankind's most remarkable achievements. Kill or Cure not only tells the story of medicine, it also illustrates the science, the equipment, and the great medical practitioners. Witness early, bloody, anesthetic-free operations; see the first crude surgical instruments; trace the mapping of the circulatory system; and follow the painstaking detective work that led to the decoding of the human genome."--
ER  -