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BL
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| Record Number
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598726
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b427945
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| Main Entry
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Ballen, Karen Gunnison
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| Title & Author
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Seven wonders of medicine /\ by Karen Gunnison Ballen
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| Publication Statement
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Minneapolis :: Twenty-First Century Books,, c2010
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| Page. NO
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80 p. :: ill. (mostly col.) ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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9780761342397 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
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: 0761342397 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Microscopy -- Vaccination -- Insulin -- Antibiotics -- Organ transplants -- The human genome project -- Nanomedicine -- Choose an eighth wonder -- Timeline
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| Abstract
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Describes seven major developments in medicine that made possible major changes in preventing and treating diseases and improving health, including vaccination against smallpox, the use of insulin for diabetes, and heart transplants
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| Subject
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Medical innovations, Juvenile literature
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| Dewey Classification
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610
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| LC Classification
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RA418.5.M4B35 2010
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