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From Fail to Win! Medicine

Author: Rebecca Vickers
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ISBN: 9781406217674
Format: Hardback
Published: February 2011
Published By: Raintree
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How did professional jealously cost babies their lives?
When was fresh air a bad idea?
What was the name of Edward Jenner's guinea pig?
This book counts down some important medical ideas that did not work as planned or that scientists or doctors got wrong. Find out how smoking was believed to have health benefits, how professional jealously got in the way of saving babies' lives, the damage done by early radium treatments, and many more fascinating episodes from medical history.
ISBN: 9781406217674
Number of Pages: 56
Format: Hardback
Reading Level: Secondary
Published Date: 15-Feb-2011
Dimensions (mm): 165x240mm
Publisher: Raintree

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