title: Norman Bethune--surgeon extraordinary.
abstract: A distinguished surgeon, Norman Bethune was much more besides. Fired by an intense compassion for suffering humanity, he was not afraid to speak his mind and to take himself into the teeth of danger in order to carry out his work. He designed surgical instruments, brought about important advances in the organization of blood transfusion services, and helped to lay the foundations of health development in China, where he died just over half a century ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delva
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002681:China; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history; D010678:Philately; D013030:Spain