Revised 1/03/2005

Author(s)

Rodin Alvin E.

Key Jack D.

 

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MEDICINE, LITERATURE, AND EPONYMS: Encyclopedia of Medical Eponyms Derived From Literary Characters

Edition

Orig. Ed 1989

Description

Pages

370

The authors have assembled the first encyclopedic listing of medical names derived from literature, including mythological, scriptural, fictional prose and poetry, children's fables, the performing arts, and comic strips. More that 350 eponyms have been collected and are included in this book. Dip into the book anywhere and you will meet arresting images. "Andy Gumps" have no chins. Some retarded children children and smile like "Happy Puppets." This book provides an interdisciplinary amalgamation that can enrich and interest many different disciplines as well as the general public. The book is oriented to physicians, other health care workers, authors, and scholars and students alike.

Krieger Book Number

229609

ISBN #

0-89464-960-4

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U.S. Dollars

$39.5

 

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