Synopsis
An in-depth exploration of the significance, meaning, and beliefs about death in contemporary society examines the essential facts of death, including its common causes, the transplanting of organs, and new forensic techniques, along with religious and social attitudes toward it. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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Professor Cedric Mims spent 20 years in Africa, Australia, and the USA. For the next 20 years he was Professor of Microbiology at Guys Hospital in London. He lives in England.
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