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Author | Steven Lehrer |
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Original title | Explorers of the Body |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction/History |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1979 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 494 pp (Hardcover edition) |
ISBN | 0595407315 (Trade paperback edition) |
Preceded by | Alternative Treatments for Cancer |
Followed by | Understanding Lung Sounds |
Explorers of the Body is a book by Steven Lehrer that tells the story of epochal medical discoveries which have profoundly affected human health, and the men and women who made them.[1] From the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians to modern medical science, the book covers the gamut of medical advances, among them:
Lehrer was interviewed on the History Channel series Mavericks, Miracles, and Medicine (2003)[11] about Explorers of the Body, as well as on the BBC series Medical Mavericks, Episode 4, Beating Infection.[12][13]