Body of work : meditations on mortality from the human anatomy lab / Christine Montross.
- Montross, Christine.
- Date:
- 2007
- Books
About this work
Also known as
Meditations on mortality from the human anatomy lab
Publication/Creation
New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
Physical description
295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Contents
Preface: mystery -- Bone box -- First cut -- Breath and blood -- Anatomical precedence -- Origins of a corpse -- In pursuit of wonder -- The bodies of strangers -- Toll -- The discomfort of doctoring -- An unsteady balance -- Pelvis -- Dismantled -- Epilogue: good-bye.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-295).
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineDA.ATOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9781594201257
- 1594201250