Medicine's Strangest Cases: Extraordinary but True Incidents from over Five Centuries of Medical History
By: Michael O'Donnell
3.68
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
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4.12
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3.91
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4.32
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4.29
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4.51
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4.26
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18. War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
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21. Medicine's Strangest Cases: Extraordinary but True Incidents from over Five Centuries of Medical History
By: Michael O'Donnell
3.68
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
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