Richardson, Ruth Drucilla (Author)
University of Chicago Press
Physical Details: xvii + 453 pp., illus., figs., apps., bibl., index
Language: English
Description Originally published in 1987. The effect of the Anatomy Act in Britain on the use of bodies of the poor for dissection. Draws parallels with modern use of organs for transplantation.
Review Frost, Ginger (2002) Review of "Death, dissection and the destitute". Social History of Medicine (p. 354).
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