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Antique Medical Instruments

A Paperback edition by C. Keith Wilbur in English (May 14, 2008)


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Author: C. Keith Wilbur
Format: Paperback,
Publishers: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: May 14, 2008
Pages: 152
Dimensions: 210 x279 x13mm
Weight: 498g

Family physician and artist Dr. C. Keith Wilber presents a hand-illustrated tour of medical history via the doctors' instruments. This study chronicles the evolution of a wide range of medical instruments from the mid-1700s through current usage. It includes discussions on microscopes, reflex hammers, stethoscopes, blood pressure instruments, electro-cardiographs, ophthalmoscopes, otoscopes, endoscopes, vaginal specula, thermometers, forceps, bullet probes, bloodletting instruments, vaccination lancets, trepanning tools, and others. This is an important resource for all medical personnel, historians, and collectors.Antique Medical Instruments Paperback edition by C. Keith Wilbur