This medical dictionary gives over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts accompanied by appendices on important subjects such as the National Service, health economics, complementary and alternative medicine, common medical tests and an address list of support and professional organisations. There are the following new entries on the subject of apoptosis, attention deficit disorder, autism, children's physical and mental health, cognitive behaviour therapy, environmental health ethics, general practice, nursing, occupational health, pregnancy and labour, prostheses, research fraud, suicide, transfusion."
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Gordon Macpherson is a Vice-President of the British Medical Association. His medical experience includes work at St. Thomas's Hospital, as a surgeon on the burns unit of the Royal Air Force, as a general practitioner, and as deputy editor of theBritish Medical Journal.
...the definitions are clear, extensive, and written in simple language and a user who has some medical background will be able to understand them....Libraries may want to purchase this dictionary for their circulating collection. It will be most useful for lawyers, journalists, or 'anyone who needs an understanding of medical terms for their professional activities'. (Arba)
....straightforward and clear, with good cross-referencing....Recommended. Libraries serving people with a British background or institutions where communication between patients and physicians is a high concern. (Choice)
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