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Lawson Tait, His Life and Work
lawson tait, his life and work By W. J. Stewart McKay, M.B., M.Ch., B.Sc , Bailllere, Tlndall & Cox,,London 1922. 578 pp. With 34 plates. Price 25s. net. This is a remarkable book. It is something much more than a mere life of Lawson Tait : it is a vigorous, well written and exceptionally interesting account of the origins and evolution of modern gynaecology and abdominal surgery. The portraits...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Mississippi Valley Historical Review
سال: 1936
ISSN: 0161-391X
DOI: 10.2307/1895219