ISBN10: 0812279891, ISBN13: 9780812279894, [publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr] Hardcover Philadelphia : University of Philadelphia Press,1985. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. xxii,251 pp. Index. Ills. - Dr. Thomas' book, the autobiography of a talented high-school graduate from a black community who became a member of one of the most prestigous medical schools, the Johns Hopkins University, in the nation, is a classic account of laboratory investigation in this era. The story of the evaluation of the highly succesful collaboration of Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and Thomas is skillfully woven into the account of their professional lives. The book is fanally an account of Alfred Blalock's discoveries and contributions and of his methods of training surgeons. Instructed in laboratory techniques by Blalock and Joseph W. Beard, Thomas remained Blalock's principal technician and laboratory chief. The book should be important to those interested in medical research, medical history and American social history. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780812279894. Keywords : HISTORY OF MEDICINE, Blalock, Alfred (1899-1964)
[Amsterdam, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 1986]