How Long to Read Transplant: From Myth to Reality

How Long Does it Take to Read Transplant: From Myth to Reality?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 39 minutes to read Transplant: From Myth to Reality by Nicholas Tilney

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

One of the most spectacular medical advances of the 20th century, organ transplantation has become a generally effective and routine treatment for patients with organ failure. In this book, a well-known expert in the fields of clinical transplantation and transplantation research traces the evolution of organ transplantation from its initial stirrings in the imaginations of the ancients to its status as accepted treatment for nearly 40,000 patients each year. Drawing often on his own first-hand experience, Dr Nicholas Tilney tells the story of the advances in organ transplantation, discusses how societal forces have driven its development, and reveals how its current success is marred by commercialism and exploitation of the less fortunate. kidney transplant in 1954 between identical twins, the scientific advances for suppressing the immune system, the introduction of the concept of host tolerance, research on donor matching, and the issue of donor brain death. He explores innovations in heart, lung, liver and other abdominal transplants and reflects on the attempts to make transplants between species. Finally he explains how organ transplantation has become a vast business, creating ethical and logistical conflicts about organ donations.

How long is Transplant: From Myth to Reality?

Transplant: From Myth to Reality by Nicholas Tilney is 334 pages long, and a total of 84,836 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Transplant: From Myth to Reality Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 43 minutes to read Transplant: From Myth to Reality aloud.

What Reading Level is Transplant: From Myth to Reality?

Transplant: From Myth to Reality is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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