Crossing the Rubicon: Death in 'The Year of the Transplant'

Helen MacDonald

Journal article

Crossing the Rubicon: Death in 'The Year of the Transplant'

Helen MacDonald

Medical History: An International Journal for the History of Medicine and Related Sciences | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1017/mdh.2016.103

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Helen Macdonald Author Historical and Philosophical Studies

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian Research Council (project number 100100762). It has benefited from the questions, comments and suggestions made by the anonymous reviewers for Medical History, and from skilful research assistance provided by Dr Anna MacDonald and Dr Caitlin Mahar.