Essential Medical Genetics 5e (Essentials) - Softcover

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9780865426665: Essential Medical Genetics 5e (Essentials)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086542666X ISBN 13: 9780865426665

Publisher: John Wiley &Sons, 1997

This book has been written for clinicians, scientists, counselors and teachers--and any other professionals desiring an understanding of modern medical genetics.

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From the Back Cover:

Essential Medical Genetics gives a balanced introduction to the basic principles of genetics and how it is applied to the understanding and treatment of diseases with a genetic component. Divided into two sections, basic principles and clinical applications, it covers the information that medical students are taught at preclinical and clinical level. This book has been written for those whom an understanding of modern medical genetics is important in their practice as clinicians, scientists, councellors and teachers.

Review:

"...a justifiably popular introductory text."

The British Medical Journal

"...this book remains an indispensable introduction to a complex and rapidly changing field and will be useful to both medical students and doctors who want to refresh their knowledge of this increasingly important subject."

Southampton Health Journal

"This book is an easy to read, well illustrated introduction to medical genetics. It deals nicely with all the classical aspects of the subject..."

Black Bag, Medical Student's Society of Bristol University

"A huge improvement on the 4th edition, easier to read with more diagrams and photos...The layout is alot better..."

Mediscope, Manchester Medical Gazette

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