Black's Medical Dictionary (40th edition)

Macpherson, Gordon (editor)

ISBN 10: 0713654422 / ISBN 13: 9780713654424

Published by A. & C. Black Ltd, London, 2002

About this Item

Fine hardback copy in very good dustjacket. Unmarked. 733pp., 16 pages of colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Black's Medical Dictionary (40th edition)
• Publisher: A. & C. Black Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713654422
• ISBN 13: 9780713654424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

The forty-first edition gives over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts accompanied by appendices on important subjects such as Health Economics, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Common Medical Tests and an address list of support and professional organisations. All material has been checked and updated with new and substantially revised entries on: abortion, anaesthetics, assisted conception, breast screening, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME), clinical guidelines, clinical trials, evidence-based medicine, general practice, Gulf War syndrome, menopause, psychosomatic medicine.

About the Author

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.