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Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved
Breakthrough How Three People Saved Blue Babies and Changed Medicine Forever
Author: Jim Murphy
In 1944, a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation's success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock's African American lab assistant, who stood behi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780358094258
ISBN-10: 0358094259
Publication Date: 11/19/2019
Pages: 144
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Clarion Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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