Through the mists of time: <i>Sushrutha</i>, an enigma revisited

<i>Sushrutha</i> had been viewed in textbooks of plastic surgery as belonging to the caste of potters who performed surgery in India. We have examined the available source documents and other references to the technology of the period to examine this assertion and are convinced that the...

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Published in:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Main Author: Puthumana Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2009-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=2;spage=219;epage=223;aulast=Puthumana