Tập
Horizon: Episode 17
Tóm tắt
Documentary which looks at the great advances in the performance of ante-natal operations on the human foetus and the implications of these technical facilities for patient and health services and allocation of resources to this sort of medicine.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Horizon
- Mùa
- Mùa 19
- Tập
- Tập 17
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1982-11-08
- Thời lượng
- 60 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 17 là tập 17 trong Season 19 của Horizon. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1982-11-08. Thời lượng là 60 min.
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