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  • Black’s Medical Dictionaryby Harvey Marcovitch

    A&C Black 2009; US$ 39.00

    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 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. This new edition contains new material on: · HPV vaccine : the vaccine... more...

  • Hair Loss - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet Referencesby James N. Parker; Philip M. Parker

    ICON Group International Inc. 2003; US$ 48.95

    This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to hair loss. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to hair loss. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money... more...

  • Illegal Drugsby Paul Gahlinger

    Penguin Group Inc. 2003; US$ 17.99

    Does Ecstasy cause brain damage? Why is crack more addictive than cocaine? What questions regarding drugs are legal to ask in a job interview? When does marijuana possession carry a greater prison sentence than murder? Illegal Drugs is the first comprehensive reference to offer timely, pertinent information on every drug currently prohibited by law in the United States. It includes their histories, chemical properties and effects, medical uses and recreational abuses, and associated health problems, as well as addiction and treatment information. Additional survey chapters discuss general and historical information on illegal drug use, the effect of drugs on the brain, the war on drugs, drugs in the workplace, the economy and culture... more...

  • Medical Codesby MobileReference

    MobileReference.com 2008; US$ 4.99

    IDC-9-CM, IDC-10, and DSM-IV codes in one convenient book. Search by category, alphabetical, keyword, combination of keywords, and by code.The Book Includes:. ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 and 2 - Diagnosis Codes, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. ICD-9-CM Volume 3 - Procedural Codes, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. ICD-10 - International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision. DSM-IV Codes - Diagnostic and more...

  • Bantam Medical Dictionary, Fifth Editionby Laurence Urdang

    Bantam Books 2009; US$ 6.99

    The completely revised and expanded fifth edition of THE BANTAM MEDICAL DICTIONARY maintains its position as the essential medical reference for consumers, clearly defining more than 11,000 medical terms and concepts in all the major medical and surgical specialities. Compiled and written by a team of over forty doctors, this accessible guide features clear writing, more than 150 labeled line drawings, and cross-referencing for easy use. The fifth edition includes: *New entries on specialties such as genetic testing, genetic diseases and congenital disorders *Cross-references between generic and brand names for the most commonly prescribed drugs, and the latest on disease-specific drugs for treating cancer, AIDS and HIV, diabetes; anti-inflammatories,... more...

  • Quick Medical Terminologyby Shirley Soltesz Steiner; Natalie Pate Capps

    John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 19.95

    The new, updated edition of the classic medical terminology reference with over 200,000 copies sold Quick Medical Terminology has long been relied on by students and medical professionals looking to build or update their medical vocabulary. This new fifth edition provides the tools and information needed to understand the simple logic behind hundreds of seemingly incomprehensible words, along with fresh exercises and current examples. Features new review exercises and self-tests, more than 250 new terms, medical measurements, and up-to-date examples Provides the tools necessary for building and sustaining a large working repertoire of medical terms The reference of choice for health practitioners and others who need to expand, improve,... more...

  • More Latin for the Illiteratiby Jon R. Stone

    Routledge 1999; US$ 29.95

    This book demystifies the terminology of modern courtrooms and hospitals, untangles some of the most complex examples of Latin abbreviation, and allows readers to explore the classical roots of law, medicine and the ministry. more...

  • Quick Medical Terminologyby Shirley Soltesz Steiner

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 19.95

    Expand your working medical vocabulary Work at your own pace to master the latest terms and techniques Learn all the essential Greek and Latin building blocks Learn at your own pace with the guidebook that has sold over 400,000 copies What word is used to describe a fatty tumor? Why are qualifiers necessary in medical terminology? How does kinesialgia occur? What does "involution" mean? With Quick Medical Terminology: A Self-Teaching Guide , Fourth Edition, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more. Using a unique word-building system that begins with a review of Greek and Latin word roots, Shirley Steiner provides the tools necessary for building and sustaining a large working repertoire of medical terms. This new... more...

  • Melloni's Pocket Medical Dictionaryby June L. Melloni; Ida G. Dox; B. John Melloni; Gilbert M. Eisner

    Informa Healthcare 2003; US$ 99.95

    Melloni's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, was voted the medical book of the year in one of its editions. This new pocket dictionary is an abbreviated version of that award-winning and highly acclaimed dictionary. more...

  • Serono Symposia International Foundation Dictionary of Multiple Sclerosisby Lance Blumhardt

    Informa Healthcare 2003; US$ 74.95

    Includes over 800 fully-referenced terms and definitions from clinical neurology, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, pathology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, radiology, clinical trial methodology and therapeutics. more...