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Virginia Apgar : innovative female physician and inventor of the Apgar score
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This book profiles a woman anesthesiologist who was a pioneer in medicine, graduating from medical school at a time when few women attended college and going on to develop the Apgar score for measuring a newborn's physical condition at birth.
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Title
Virginia Apgar : innovative female physician and inventor of the Apgar score
Call No
BIOG APGAR
Authors
Apel, Melanie Ann
Subjects
Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974. sears
Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974--Juvenile literature.
Anesthesiologists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women physicians--United States--Biography.
Women physicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Apgar score--History--Juvenile literature.
Language
English
Published
New York : Rosen Central, 2004.
Publication Desc
112 p. : ill., col. photos. ;
ISBN
0823938808 (lib.)
LCCN
2002009415
Series
Women hall of famers in mathematics and science
Target Audience
4-8
Dimensions
21 cm.