Tập
NOVA: Episode 15
Tóm tắt
When plastic surgeons repair the shattered face of a soldier or rescue a child from a disfiguring disease, the victory is more than skin-deep. NOVA looks at the history, heroes and miracles of plastic surgery in mending the accidents of war and birth.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 10
- Tập
- Tập 15
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1983-11-22
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 15 là tập 15 trong Season 10 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1983-11-22. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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