The remedy : Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the quest to cure tuberculosis / Thomas Goetz.
The remedy : Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the quest to cure tuberculosis / Thomas Goetz.
The remedy : Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the quest to cure tuberculosis / Thomas Goetz.
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Publisher
New York : Gotham Books, [2014]
Call Numbers
G 2014/3365
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Gotham Books, [2014]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
"The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world's most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science. In 1875, tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in the world, accountable for a third of all deaths. A diagnosis of TB-often called consumption-was a death sentence. Then, in triumph of medical...
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The remedy : Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the quest to cure tuberculosis / Thomas Goetz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/3365
Record Identifier
74VKvblXbg43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvblXbg43
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ISBN
159240751X (hbk.)
9781592407514 (hbk.)
DDC
614.542
MMS ID
991021653199702626
