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The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body

Sherwin B. Nuland

A respected doctor offers a discussion of the traditions and folklore of medicine, focusing on the effort to understand the human body, and including anecdotes from his own medical career.

Medicine & Public HealthMedicine & Public Health · medium confidenceMedicine & Public Health81 signalsLlm Classifier: Medicine & Public Health -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: Popular medicine -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: Medical / General -> Medicine & Public HealthMedicine, Health & the BodyMental Health & PsychologyDisease, Epidemics & Drugs

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor2000FinalistSecondary source
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