Black's Medical Dictionary - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0713689021 ISBN 13 : 9780713689020

Editeur : A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Black's Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years. It is invaluable as a home reference and for all who need clear explanation of medical terms: nurses, health care professsionals and students, health service management, actuaries, lawyers and journalists. It contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 diagrams, drawings and colour illustrations. It also provides helpful appendices on common medical tests and procedures, travel and health, measurements in medicine, health economics, complementary and alternative medicine, and an address list of support professional organisations. This new edition contains new material on: * HPV vaccine : the vaccine now given to all young girls to protect against cervical cancer * Monoclonal Antibodies: the 'designer' drugs of the future * The new guidelines for fibroid treatment * Endoscopy and laparoscopy - the more and more widely used types of keyhole surgery * Coronary angioplasty: the emergency tretament of heart attacks * The latest on MRSA and stem cell research

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Harvey Marcovitch was a consultant paediatrician for 25 years. He edited Europe's premier paediatric scientific journal, Archives of Disease in Childhood, and is now syndication editor for BMJ Publications. He is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Oxford University and an associate member of the General Medical Council.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0713689021
• ISBN 13: 9780713689020
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 765
• Éditeur: Marcovitch Harvey