Black's medical dictionary / edited by Dr. Harvey Marcovitch.
Contributor(s): Marcovitch, Harvey [editor.].
Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Information, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2017Edition: 43rd edition.Description: xi, 759 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472943071.Other title: Medical dictionary.Subject(s): Medicine | Medicine -- Dictionaries | Medicine - DictionariesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | R121 .B53 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000012311 |
Preface -- Dictionary -- Appendices -- . 1. Basic first aid -- . 2. Address: sources of information, advice, support and self-help -- . 3. Travel and health -- . 4. Common medical tests and procedures -- . 5. Vitamins -- . 6. Measurements in medicine -- . 7. Statutory organizations -- . 8. Health-policy research organisations -- . 10. Editor's choice - top 5 websites.
"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 professionals and students, health service management, actuaries, lawyers and journalists. It contains over 5000 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with over 1000 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"--Amazon.com.