Beauty Borne out of Chaos: Molding a Surgical Subspecialty Through the World Wars
The chaos during the Great Wars provided the impetus for the genesis of modern plastic surgery. Collectively, the World Wars caused disfiguring injuries to thousands of American soldiers, which challenged their acceptance into society. The Wars, however, propelled 2 leaders in the field of plastic s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2023-06-01
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Series: | Annals of Surgery Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000285 |