The Beetle of Aphrodite and Other Medical Mysteries (original 1985; edition 1985)

by Michael Howell, Peter Ford

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Title:	The Beetle of Aphrodite and Other Medical Mysteries
Authors:	Michael Howell
Other authors:	Peter Ford
Info:	Random House Inc (T) (1985), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 358 pages
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The Ghost Disease and Twelve Other Stories of Detective Work in the Medical Field by Michael Howell (1985)

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Good book. Lots of stuff in here I'd never heard about; a couple that I had. Some of the "mysteries" I was able to guess before the end of the chapter, but most I couldn't (or I was wrong by at least a bit!). Good book, I wish it were more recent because I'd like to know if there has been any additional research on some of these topics! (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Michael Howell	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Ford, Peter	—	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Medical mysteries

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1985

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Saloman August Andrée

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Epping, Essex, England, UK

Papua New Guinea

Broad Street, Soho, London, England, UK

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To our children, Simon, Mark, Matthew and Joanna, Piers, Julian and Isabel, and for the Matthew and Joanna who are our friends.

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The episodes selected for inclusion in this book may, on the whole, be better known to those within the world of medicine than to those who stand outside.

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