Black's
Medical Dictionary first appeared in 1906. That new century was to see health
care in the United Kingdom evolve from a largely personal, paternalistic
consultation between doctor and patient, based more on medical tradition than
medical science, to a complex, science-based, team-oriented and managed
service. The emergence of the informed patient was largely responsible for this
change, and publications like this dictionary, the contents of which have
during its forty-one editions reflected these changes in medicine, have served
as a catalyst.
The
forty-first edition of Black's Medical Dictionary provides over 5,000
definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts, along with over 100
diagrams and drawings including several pages of color illustrations, and is
accompanied by appendixes on important subjects such as the National Health
Service (including selected statistics), Health Economics, Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, Common Medical Tests, and an address list of support and
professional organizations. Where relevant, entries contain appropriate
cross-references to further information. All material has been checked and
updated with new or substantially revised entries. This home compendium is
invaluable for all who need an authoritative one-volume medical reference book.
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