The history of cesarean section

Summary: The fascinating issue of operative opening of the uterus and delivering the fetus known today as cesarean section has intrigued humankind for ages. This book is the most comprehensive text on the fascinating history of cesarean section. It includes the origin of the eponym and describes many myths from ancient Greek, Roman, Persian and medieval cultures. The first documents regarding cesarean delivery arise in ancient legal texts: a cuneiform tablet dealing with the adoption of a small boy during the 23rd year of the renowned King Hammurabi of Babylon (1795-1750 BC), ""Lex Regia"" proclaimed b.

Record details

ISBN: 1628089911 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9781628089912
ISBN: 1628089970 (e-book)
ISBN: 9781628089974 (e-book)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]
Copyright: ©2013

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 27, 2013).