Bullets and Bacilli

Bullets and Bacilli
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0813533392
ISBN-13 : 9780813533391
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Book Synopsis Bullets and Bacilli by : Vincent J. Cirillo

Download or read book Bullets and Bacilli written by Vincent J. Cirillo and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work focuses primarily on military medicine during this conflict. Historian Vincent J. Cirillo argues that there is a universal element of military culture that stifles medical progress. This war gave army medical officers an opportunity to introduce to the battlefield new medical technology, including the X-ray, aseptic surgery and sanitary systems derived from the germ theory. With few exceptions, however, their recommendations were ignored almost completely.

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