Concise Colour Medical Dictionary (Oxford Quick Reference) - Softcover

 
9780198836629: Concise Colour Medical Dictionary (Oxford Quick Reference)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0198836627 ISBN 13: 9780198836629
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2020

Synopsis

Written by a team of medical experts, this market-leading dictionary offers clear and authoritative definitions for all aspects of medical science. It features up-to-date coverage on public health medicine, medical research and general practice, and cardiology, radiology, and dentistry among other specialist areas. This new edition has been revised and updated to reflect advancements in medical research and practice,while over 250 new entries have been added, including American Medical Association, burden of treatment, gaming disorder, MERS, person-centred care, and Zika virus. Recommended web links and detailed illustrations complement the text, and extensive appendices offer useful lists and tables on areas such as inherited medical conditions, units of alcohol, and abbreviations and symbols.

Selling over a million copies in previous editions, this is an essential A-Z for students and those working in the medical and allied professions, including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, social workers, hospital administrators, and medical secretaries. It is also an invaluable home reference guide for the general reader.

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198836627
ISBN 13 
9780198836629
Binding
Flexibound
Number of pages
896
Editor
Law Jonathan, Martin Elizabeth