The history of cesarean section /

The history of cesarean section /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Lurié, Samuel.
Imprint:Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]
©2013
Description:1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Obstetrics and gynecology advances
Obstetrics and gynecology advances.
Subject:
Cesarean section.
Delivery (Obstetrics)
Cesarean Section -- history.
Cesarean section.
Delivery (Obstetrics)
Electronic books.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11218276
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ISBN:9781628089974
1628089970
9781628089912
1628089911
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 27, 2013).
Summary:The fascinating issue of operative opening of the uterus and delivering the fetus known today as cesarean section has intrigued humankind for ages. This book is the most comprehensive text on the fascinating history of cesarean section. It includes the origin of the eponym and describes many myths from ancient Greek, Roman, Persian and medieval cultures. The first documents regarding cesarean delivery arise in ancient legal texts: a cuneiform tablet dealing with the adoption of a small boy during the 23rd year of the renowned King Hammurabi of Babylon (1795-1750 BC), ""Lex Regia"" proclaimed b.
Other form:Print version: 9781628089912 1628089911

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