Circulating Life: Blood Transfusion from Ancient Superstition to Modern Medicine

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Twenty-First Century Books, Jan 1, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 112 pages
A history of the art of transfusions and a scientific discourse on the chemistry of blood.
 

Contents

Introduction
7
A Fine HumorEarly Ideas About Blood
9
A Closer Look at Blood
21
The First Transfusions
29
Answers at Last
43
Taking Blood Apart
57
Old Fears New Dangers
71
TwentyFirst Century Blood Transfusion
83
The Future of Transfusion
95
Glossary
104
Selected Bibliography
107
Further Reading and Websites
108
Index
110
About the AuthorPhoto Acknowledgments
112
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