| Description |
xiv, 305 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Lungs : from Bombay to Boston, stories of people and lungs seeking freedom -- Heart : tales with varying degrees of closure -- Blood : on the path to redemption -- Bones : on the interpretation of omens -- Brain : on the acceptance and taming of danger -- Skin : on the making and breaking of contact -- Gonads : on the need for mentioning the unmentionable -- Guts : on remedying various kinds of emptiness, and a concluding confession |
| Summary |
A pediatric cardiologist presents a tour of a child's vital organs, sharing anecdotes about children struggling with disease and other physical challenges as they progress from birth through adolescence |
| Notes |
"A John Macrae book." |
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Notes: p. [255]-290 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-290) and index |
| Subject |
Sanghavi, Darshak.
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Pediatricians -- United States -- Biography.
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Pediatrics.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Genre/Form |
Personal Narrative.
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Biography.
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| LC no. |
2002027489 |
| ISBN |
0805067248 hardback |
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