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Item Details
Title:
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BLACK'S MEDICAL DICTIONARY
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By: |
Harvey Marcovitch, Harvey Marcovitch (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£30.00 |
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£26.25 |
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£3.75 |
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ISBN 10: |
1408132850 |
ISBN 13: |
9781408132852 |
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Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
29 June, 2010 |
Edition: |
42nd Revised edition |
Description: |
This reference presents over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts. There are appendices on subjects such as the National Health Service, complementary and alternative medicine, common medical tests and an address list of support and professional organizations. |
Synopsis: |
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 |
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100 + line drawings including16pp colour |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
A & C Black Publishers Ltd |
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Non-returnable |
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