The Christmas miracle of 1809: How a "backwoodsman without a diploma to practice" became the father of abdominal surgery.

@article{Cirocco2019TheCM,
  title={The Christmas miracle of 1809: How a "backwoodsman without a diploma to practice" became the father of abdominal surgery.},
  author={William C. Cirocco},
  journal={American journal of surgery},
  year={2019},
  volume={217 3},
  pages={
          578-589
        }
}
  • W. Cirocco
  • Published 11 January 2019
  • Medicine
  • American journal of surgery
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