Screen LibraryMedical marvels：a chapter book
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| Published: |
Children's Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
True tales |
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| Carrier Form: | 48 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0516237268 9780516237268 |
| Index Number: | R |
| CLC: | R-49 |
| Call Number: | R-49/N617 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index. Introduction -- Man with a hole in his head -- Face to face at last -- Arms are for hugging -- Super man. Profiles four cases highlighting medical advances: the accident of Phineas Gage; the separation of conjoined twins Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim; the creation of arms for Diamond Excell; and the paralysis of actor Christopher Reeve. |