My Heros Have Always Been Doctors

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Presidential address given by Robert J. Turner before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Turner discusses his medical heroes throughout history: such as Hippocrates, Ambrose Pare, John Hunter, Dominique Jean Larrey, Ephraim McDowell, William Beaumont, Theodor Bilroth, Sir William Osler, and William Halsted.

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[28] p. ; 28 cm.

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Turner, Robert J., III December 1995.

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Presidential address given by Robert J. Turner before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Turner discusses his medical heroes throughout history: such as Hippocrates, Ambrose Pare, John Hunter, Dominique Jean Larrey, Ephraim McDowell, William Beaumont, Theodor Bilroth, Sir William Osler, and William Halsted.

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[28] p. ; 28 cm.

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  • December 1995

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Turner, Robert J., III. My Heros Have Always Been Doctors, text, December 1995; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822843/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Moody Medical Library, UT.

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