Open Wound: The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780472028047 (0472028049)
Publish date: December 1st 2011
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Edition language: English
Dr. William Beaumont, the primary focus of Dr. Jason Karlawish's historical novel, Open Wound, was a real person, a medical pioneer who researched the workings of the human stomach, revolutionizing our understanding of that crucial organ, and informing both dietary wisdom and treatment for gastric i...