Black's Student Medical Dictionary

Dr Harvey Marcovitch (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

784 Seiten

2011 | 3rd edition
A & C Black Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4081-3980-6 (ISBN)

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This reference presents over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and conceptswith over 1000 diagrams, drawings and colour illustrations. There are also appendices on complementary and alternative medicines, common medical tests and an address list of support and professional organizations.

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 professionals, 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 supporting 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

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.

Zusatzinfo	100+ line drawings including 16pp colour
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Gewicht	964 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-4081-3980-4 / 1408139804
ISBN-13	978-1-4081-3980-6 / 9781408139806
Zustand	Neuware