Book
Blood : an epic history of medicine and commerce / Douglas Starr.
Documents the history of the use of human blood in medicine and the development of its collection by blood banks into a worldwide commerce.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780688176495
- Physical Description: xvii, 449 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Perennial, 2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Reprinted by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. Originally published as: Blood, an epic story of medicine and commerce. New York : A.A. Knopf, 1998. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-414) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Blood magic -- ch. 1. Blood of a gentle calf -- ch. 2. There is no remedy as miraculous as bleeding -- ch. 3. Strange agglutination -- pt. 2. Blood wars -- ch. 4. Blood on the hoof -- ch. 5. Prelude to a blood bath -- ch. 6. War begins -- ch. 7. Blood cracks like oil -- ch. 8. Blood at the front -- pt. 3. Blood money -- ch. 9. Dr. Naito -- ch. 10. Dr. Cohn -- ch. 11. Blood boom -- ch. 12. Bad blood -- ch. 13. Wildcat days -- ch. 14. Blood-services complex -- ch. 15. Outbreak -- ch. 16. All our lots are contaminated -- ch. 17. Judgment. |
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| Subject: | Blood banks > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RM 172 .S73 2002 | 30775305534753 | General Collection | Available | - |