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Loading... The history of blood transfusion in sub-Saharan Africaby William H. Schneider
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This first extensive study of the practice of blood transfusion in Africa traces the history of one of the most important therapies in modern medicine from the period of colonial rule to independence and the AIDS epidemic. The introduction of transfusion held great promise for improving health, but like most new medical practices, transfusion needed to be adapted to the needs of sub-Saharan Africa, for which there was no analogous treatment in traditional African medicine. This otherwise beneficent medical procedure also created a "royal road" for microorganisms, and thus played a central No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)362.1784096Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people People with physical illnesses Specific services Blood and plasma banksLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |