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The Memoirs of Allen Oldfather Whipple: The man behind the Whipple operation
Schein Moshe
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Description for The Memoirs of Allen Oldfather Whipple: The man behind the Whipple operation
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
To the abdominal surgeon a first successful Whipple procedure is what a first combat mission is to the fighter pilot: a symbol of competence -- the fruits of prolonged training. Not many surgeons managed to incorporate their names into a commonly used eponym; Allen Whipple did and so became immortalised as a household name to surgeons world-wide. Yet, little has been known and written about Whipple, the great American surgeon -- the person and his other interests. This is what this book is about: an edited version of Whipple's previously unpublished memories, which until now -- for more than forty ... Read more
To the abdominal surgeon a first successful Whipple procedure is what a first combat mission is to the fighter pilot: a symbol of competence -- the fruits of prolonged training. Not many surgeons managed to incorporate their names into a commonly used eponym; Allen Whipple did and so became immortalised as a household name to surgeons world-wide. Yet, little has been known and written about Whipple, the great American surgeon -- the person and his other interests. This is what this book is about: an edited version of Whipple's previously unpublished memories, which until now -- for more than forty ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
tfm Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
508g
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Harley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903378144
SKU
V9781903378144
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About Schein Moshe
Moshe Schein MD FACS General Surgeon, Marshfield Clinic, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA.
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