Black's medical dictionary.

Black's medical dictionary.

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	42nd ed. / edited by Harvey Marcovitch.
Imprint:	London [Eng.] : A. & C. Black, 2010 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)
Description:	1 online resource (5455 entries) : 173 images, digital files.
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicine -- Dictionaries. Medical sciences -- Dictionaries. Medicine. Medical sciences. Medicine. Dictionary. Electronic books. Dictionaries.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9845859

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Medical dictionary.
Other authors / contributors:	Marcovitch, Harvey.
ISBN:	9781849725965 (online) 0713689021 (hbk.) 9780713689020 (hbk.)
Notes:	Previous ed.: 2005. Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Description based on title page of print version.
Summary:	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 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with 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.
Other form:	Print version: 0713689021 9780713689020 viii, 764 p., [16] p. of plates. : ill.

Table of Contents:

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Appendix 1: Basic First Aid
Appendix 2: Addresses: Sources Of Information, Advice, Support And Self-Help
Appendix 3: Travel And Health
Appendix 4: Common Medical Tests And Procedures
Appendix 5: Vitamins
Appendix 6: Measurements In Medicine
Appendix 7: Statutory Organisations
Appendix 8: Professional Organisations
Appendix 9: Health-Policy Research Organisations
Appendix 10: Note On 'Swine Flu'
Appendix 11: Plates.