American Medical Association complete medical encyclopedia /

American Medical Association complete medical encyclopedia /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Random House Reference, ©2003.
Description:	1408 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicine, Popular -- Encyclopedias. Medicine, Popular. Encyclopedias. Encyclopedias.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4963325

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Varying Form of Title:	Complete medical encyclopedia
Other authors / contributors:	American Medical Association.
ISBN:	0812991001 9780812991000
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	"The American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia is the first major medical encyclopedia of the century, written by America's top medical authority. With more than 5,000 terms and 1,750 illustrations, the AMA Complete Medical Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive medical guide available." "Unlike other guides that only cover the most common conditions, the AMA Complete Medical Encyclopedia gives you information on thousands of topics in an easy-to-use A-Z format." "A full-color section on twenty-first century medicine will give you a glimpse of cutting-edge developments in virtual surgery, organ transplants, gene therapy, prosthetics, and disease detection and prevention."--Jacket.
Other form:	Online version: American Medical Association complete medical encyclopedia. 1st ed. New York : Random House Reference, ©2003

Table of Contents:

Symptom charts
Atlas of the body
Twenty-first century medicine
Alphabetical encyclopedia of medicine
First aid
Sample legal form
Self-help organizations
HIPAA and confidentiality of patients' health information.