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Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern Medicine /

Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. Thomas H. Lee tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not ju...

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Autor principal: Lee, Thomas H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Window
  • 1. Flight from Europe, 1929-1939
  • 2. An American Education, 1939-1948
  • 3. Medical Education and Training, 1948-1952
  • 4. Internship and Research at Mount Sinai and Bellevue, 1952-1955
  • 5. Clinical Associate at the NIH, 1955-1957
  • 6. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1957-1958
  • 7. The "Golden Years" at the NIH, 1958-1968
  • 8. Building a Medical School in San Diego, 1968-1972
  • 9. Rebuilding the Brigham, 1972-1980
  • 10. Growth and Integration, 1980-1996
  • 11. Research in Evolution
  • 12. Textbooks and Education in Evolution
  • 13. The Still Years
  • Appendix: Impact on the Field
  • Notes
  • Index