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Oxford Medical Companion by Jeremiah A. Barondess (1994, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100192623559

ISBN-139780192623553

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Number of Pages1062 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOxford Medical Companion

SubjectGeneral

Publication Year1994

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHealth & Fitness, Medical

AuthorJeremiah A. Barondess

FormatHardcover

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Item Weight87.5 Oz

Item Length10 in

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Reviews'most Oxford Companions are a collection of alphabetically arranged items, they are not a dictionary, an encyclopaedia, or a textbook ... A companion has personality: it is fun as well as informative, it can be more quirky than a dictionary, more arbitrary than an encyclopaedia.'Times Higher Education, 'a comprehensive reference book covering the knowledge base and practice of medicine for both health professionals and laymen ... The reader is presented with a wealth of readily accessible information; the topics listed are widely diverse from the many fields of medicine. This is afascinating book which contains a wealth of information. It will be of interest to all those involved in medicine whether as providers of care or as a patient.'J.A. Langton, British Journal of Anaesthesia, 'My shelves are dangerously crammed with books on how to stay brimmingwith health and energy ... Few, if I were not a health writer, would find apermanent home. One exception is the recently published and encyclopaedic OxfordMedical Companion.'Daily Telegraph, 'a combination medical dictionary and encyclopedia covering the social as well as the clinical aspects of medicine ... There is much that is of interest here for the browsing reader, students, and medical practitioners.'Booklist, February 1995, 'the book has an all-in-one quality that makes it appealing both as an excellent reference source and as a medical book that is fun to pick up and browse through. A welcome addition to any library.'Library Journal Jan '95, 'a combination medical dictionary and encyclopedia covering the social aswell as the clinical aspects of medicine ... There is much that is of interesthere for the browsing reader, students, and medical practitioners.'Booklist, February 1995, 'the book has an all-in-one quality that makes it appealing both as anexcellent reference source and as a medical book that is fun to pick up andbrowse through. A welcome addition to any library.'Library Journal Jan '95, "Lord Walton and his colleagues should be congratulated on amassing this panoramic view of the bewildering mixture of empirical art and genuine science that underlies the world of modern medicine. Like all good Companions it offers both hours of pleasurable browsing and a valuable work ofreference. Doctors will find that it sits as easily on their bedside table as in their clinics and surgeries, and non-medical readers who wish to learn more of how medicine has evolved over the years, and about those who make it happen, will find that it provides an excellent, non-technicalintroduction to this fascinating story." Professor Sir David Weatherall, FRS, 'The book should prove educational and entertaining to all health professionals as well as to lay people ... Crammed full of fascinating titbits of information on a hugely broad range of topics while containing trustworthy and comprehensive reviews.'Jocelyn Brookes, The Lancet, 'a one-volume edition of 1,038 pages that should continue to serve as a most useful reference guide to all aspects of the very broad field that we call medicine ... useful compilation. It is, obviously, difficult to confine 'medicine' between two covers, but the editors of this engagingvolume have probably come as close to accomplishing the feat as we are likely to see.'Nature Medicine, Vol 1, No 3, March 1995, 'I cannot recommend too highly ... Arranged alphabetically, ending with "zygote", it is literate, readable and companionable.'Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph, 'I cannot recommend too highly ... Arranged alphabetically, ending with"zygote", it is literate, readable and companionable.'Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph, "Lord Walton and his colleagues should be congratulated on amassing thispanoramic view of the bewildering mixture of empirical art and genuine sciencethat underlies the world of modern medicine. Like all good Companions it offersboth hours of pleasurable browsing and a valuable work of reference. Doctorswill find that it sits as easily on their bedside table as in their clinics andsurgeries, and non-medical readers who wish to learn more of how medicine hasevolved over the years, and about those who make it happen, will find that itprovides an excellent, non-technical introduction to this fascinating story."Professor Sir David Weatherall, FRS, 'My shelves are dangerously crammed with books on how to stay brimming with health and energy ... Few, if I were not a health writer, would find a permanent home. One exception is the recently published and encyclopaedic Oxford Medical Companion.'Daily Telegraph, 'a one-volume edition of 1,038 pages that should continue to serve as amost useful reference guide to all aspects of the very broad field that we callmedicine ... useful compilation. It is, obviously, difficult to confine'medicine' between two covers, but the editors of this engaging volume haveprobably come as close to accomplishing the feat as we are likely to see.'Nature Medicine, Vol 1, No 3, March 1995, 'Lord Walton and his colleagues should be congratulated on amassing this panoramic view of the bewildering mixture of empirical art and genuine science that underlies the world of modern medicine. Like all good Companions it offers both hours of pleasurable browsing and a valuable work ofreference. Doctors will find that it sits as easily on their bedside table as in their clinics and surgeries, and non-medical readers who wish to learn more of how medicine has evolved over the years, and about those who make it happen, will find that it provides an excellent, non-technicalintroduction to this fascinating story.'Professor Sir David Weatherall, FRS, 'most Oxford Companions are a collection of alphabetically arranged items,they are not a dictionary, an encyclopaedia, or a textbook ... A companion haspersonality: it is fun as well as informative, it can be more quirky than adictionary, more arbitrary than an encyclopaedia.'Times Higher Education, 'The book should prove educational and entertaining to all healthprofessionals as well as to lay people ... Crammed full of fascinating titbitsof information on a hugely broad range of topics while containing trustworthyand comprehensive reviews.'Jocelyn Brookes, The Lancet, 'a comprehensive reference book covering the knowledge base and practiceof medicine for both health professionals and laymen ... The reader is presentedwith a wealth of readily accessible information; the topics listed are widelydiverse from the many fields of medicine. This is a fascinating book whichcontains a wealth of information. It will be of interest to all those involvedin medicine whether as providers of care or as a patient.'J.A. Langton, British Journal of Anaesthesia

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SynopsisWhen John Walton published The Oxford Companion to Medicine, reviewers were ecstatic. "I had a wonderful time reading these two volumes," wrote Eric Cassell in The New England Journal of Medicine, "but I must confess that it was difficult to get other work done....[It] should be enjoyed not only as a useful reference but also as a mine of information about the present, the past, and by extrapolation, the future." Given the tremendous response, Walton and two distinguished co-editors began to thoroughly revise and edit this massive work to produce an accessible, convenient, up-to-date resource--The Oxford Medical Companion, an invaluable reference for doctors, students, and medical professionals of all kinds, as well as the general reader fascinated by the healing arts. The Oxford Medical Companion represents an unequaled achievement among medical resources: here, in one volume, is a comprehensive account of the state of the physician's art, presented in hundreds of alphabetically arranged articles. In fact, no matter what your training and background, you'll find much to learn from this magnificent work. Here are articles summarizing the past and present of entire specialties of medicine--psychiatry, for example, or neurology, or anesthesiology--along with concise definitions of medical terms, capsule biographies of key figures, and entries on illnesses, medical education and training, the structure of the profession, and other related topics. This new Companion is tremendously far-reaching in scope, ranging from accounts of medical systems around the globe to essays on social issues and the close links between medicine and the arts, including painting, music, and literature. Most important, this book provides the definitive reference on the latest advances, such as the rapidly expanding field of molecular medicine and the most recent research into genetics. Indeed, this volume allows specialists and students, as well as the lay person, to probe the farthest reaches of the medical field. Along the way, the contributors paint a rich portrait of the long history of medicine, from the writings of the ancient physician Galen to the depiction of illnesses and doctoring in Shakespeare's plays. Unlike other books of medicine, The Oxford Medical Companion is neither a weighty, inaccessible tome nor a popularized account of little interest to professionals. Instead, here is a refreshing departure--a rich, intelligent guide to the state of medical science, written by the world's leading authorities, that will appeal to the broadest audience, When John Walton published The Oxford Companion to Medicine , reviewers were ecstatic. "I had a wonderful time reading these two volumes," wrote Eric Cassell in The New England Journal of Medicine , "but I must confess that it was difficult to get other work done....[It] should be enjoyed not only as a useful reference but also as a mine of information about the present, the past, and by extrapolation, the future." Given the tremendous response, Walton and two distinguished co-editors began to thoroughly revise and edit this massive work to produce an accessible, convenient, up-to-date resource-- The Oxford Medical Companion , an invaluable reference for doctors, students, and medical professionals of all kinds, as well as the general reader fascinated by the healing arts. The Oxford Medical Companion represents an unequaled achievement among medical resources: here, in one volume, is a comprehensive account of the state of the physician's art, presented in hundreds of alphabetically arranged articles. In fact, no matter what your training and background, you'll find much to learn from this magnificent work. Here are articles summarizing the past and present of entire specialties of medicine--psychiatry, for example, or neurology, or anesthesiology--along with concise definitions of medical terms, capsule biographies of key figures, and entries on illnesses, medical education and training, the structure of the profession, and other related topics. This new Companion is tremendously far-reaching in scope, ranging from accounts of medical systems around the globe to essays on social issues and the close links between medicine and the arts, including painting, music, and literature. Most important, this book provides the definitive reference on the latest advances, such as the rapidly expanding field of molecular medicine and the most recent research into genetics. Indeed, this volume allows specialists and students, as well as the lay person, to probe the farthest reaches of the medical field. Along the way, the contributors paint a rich portrait of the long history of medicine, from the writings of the ancient physician Galen to the depiction of illnesses and doctoring in Shakespeare's plays. Unlike other books of medicine, The Oxford Medical Companion is neither a weighty, inaccessible tome nor a popularized account of little interest to professionals. Instead, here is a refreshing departure--a rich, intelligent guide to the state of medical science, written by the world's leading authorities, that will appeal to the broadest audience, This rich, intelligent guide to the state of medical science is a thoroughly revised and edited version of Walton's massive Oxford Companion to Medicine. Accessible, convenient and up to date, it is an invaluable reference for doctors, students, and medical professionals of all kinds. 70 halftones and line drawings., When John Walton published The Oxford Companion to Medicine, reviewers were ecstatic. "I had a wonderful time reading these two volumes," wrote Eric Cassell in The New England Journal of Medicine, "but I must confess that it was difficult to get other work done.... It] should be enjoyed not only as a useful reference but also as a mine of information about the present, the past, and by extrapolation, the future." Given the tremendous response, Walton and two distinguished co-editors began to thoroughly revise and edit this massive work to produce an accessible, convenient, up-to-date resource--The Oxford Medical Companion, an invaluable reference for doctors, students, and medical professionals of all kinds, as well as the general reader fascinated by the healing arts. The Oxford Medical Companion represents an unequaled achievement among medical resources: here, in one volume, is a comprehensive account of the state of the physician's art, presented in hundreds of alphabetically arranged articles. In fact, no matter what your training and background, you'll find much to learn from this magnificent work. Here are articles summarizing the past and present of entire specialties of medicine--psychiatry, for example, or neurology, or anesthesiology--along with concise definitions of medical terms, capsule biographies of key figures, and entries on illnesses, medical education and training, the structure of the profession, and other related topics. This new Companion is tremendously far-reaching in scope, ranging from accounts of medical systems around the globe to essays on social issues and the close links between medicine and the arts, including painting, music, and literature. Most important, this book provides the definitive reference on the latest advances, such as the rapidly expanding field of molecular medicine and the most recent research into genetics. Indeed, this volume allows specialists and students, as well as the lay person, to probe the farthest reaches of the medical field. Along the way, the contributors paint a rich portrait of the long history of medicine, from the writings of the ancient physician Galen to the depiction of illnesses and doctoring in Shakespeare's plays. Unlike other books of medicine, The Oxford Medical Companion is neither a weighty, inaccessible tome nor a popularized account of little interest to professionals. Instead, here is a refreshing departure--a rich, intelligent guide to the state of medical science, written by the world's leading authorities, that will appeal to the broadest audience, This book is the perfect companion reference for everyone working in medicine or related fields, and who is interested in what is done in each of the branches of medicine, medical institutions, how medicine relates to art and literature, and how medicine is practised around the world. There are major entries on each of the branches of medicines what they encompass, something of their historical background, variations in their international practice, and recent advances as well as shorter entries that explain concisely what is meant by a comprehensive selection of medical terms. The origins, purpose, and structure of many international medical bodies and institutions are described. There are insights into the lives and achievements of many facination and famous historical and contemporary medical personalities and numerous articles depict the often close link between medicine and the arts fine arts, music, and literature. The clear layout and comprehensive cross referencing ensure that information can be found quickly and easily. Anyone interested in medicine will find this book hard to put down.

LC Classification NumberRC41.O84 1994