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From scalpel to spade : a surgeon's road to Ithaka /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Langenberg, Arthur (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : The Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Half title page
  • Other Works by the Author
  • Full title page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Frontisplece
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Professor Chow Shew Ping
  • Foreword by Dr Kwan Po Yuen (in English and Chinese)
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I. The World of Medicine
  • 1. A Day in the Life of a Surgeon
  • 2. What is a Surgeon? A Bit of History
  • 3. Medical School
  • 4. The Clinical Years
  • 5. Call Me Doctor
  • 6. Training to be a Surgeon
  • 7. Swinging London
  • 8. Liverpool
  • 9. Murder Most Foul
  • 10. Return to Academe
  • 11. Emergencies
  • 12. Burnout
  • 13. Teacher and Students
  • Part II. Home and Heritage
  • 14. Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
  • 15. The World of Books
  • 16. Heritage, Language and Identity
  • 17. Fusion Food: The Ties that Bind
  • 18. Our Furry Friends
  • 19. The Sea, the Sea
  • 20. A Tree Grows in Shouson Hill
  • Part III. Doctors and Patients
  • 21. Private Practice
  • 22. Limitations in Private Practice
  • 23. The Canossian Sisters and Their Hospital
  • 24. The Reluctant Superintendent
  • 25. The Archbishop
  • 26. The Consul
  • 27. Ho Mui the Fisherwoman
  • 28. Russia: In Search of a New Stapler
  • 29. Sidewalk Consultations and Good Samaritans
  • 30. Doctors as Patients
  • 31. Relatives and Friends
  • 33. The Unkindest Cut of All
  • 34. A Personal Crisis
  • 35. Everybody's Little Problem
  • 36. Variations on a Theme of Identity
  • 37. The Surgeon as Counsellor
  • 38. Diet and Wellness
  • 39. The Writing Bug Bites
  • 40. From Scalpel to Spade
  • 41. The Medical Museum Garden
  • 42. The Surgeon/Gardener Link
  • 43. Identity Revealed
  • 44. Nature's Cycle
  • 45. Responsible Living
  • 46. A Day in the Life of a Gardener
  • Appendix: Sartorial Considerations for the Gardener