Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0803612079 ISBN 13 : 9780803612075

Editeur : F.A. Davis Company, 2005

Synopsis

A reference for health care clinicians and students, that takes account of the integration of alternative and complementary approaches into standard western medical care, defining terms relating to herbal remedies and traditional cures from other cultures.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: F.A. Davis Company
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0803612079
• ISBN 13: 9780803612075
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 2816
• Éditeur: Thomas Clayton L., Venes Donald
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible