Hugh Cairns First Nuffield Professor of Surgery, University of Oxford |
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| Author:
| Fraenkel, G. J. |
| Foreword by:
| Morris, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-262095-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $320.00 |
Book Description:
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This biography of Hugh Cairns, the first Nuffield Professor at the Medical School in Oxford, has a general and historical aspect, as well as being of particular relevance to physicians and surgeons. The book provides a fascinating insight into the development of neurosurgery as a specialty, the formation of the University of Oxford Medical School, and the treatment of head injuries during the Second World War.
This biography of Hugh Cairns, the first Nuffield Professor at the Medical School in Oxford, has a general and historical aspect, as well as being of particular relevance to physicians and surgeons. The book provides a fascinating insight into the development of neurosurgery as a specialty, the formation of the University of Oxford Medical School, and the treatment of head injuries during the Second World War.