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050 _aR121
_b.O884 2001
060 _aW 13
_b.O94 2001
245 4 _aThe Oxford illustrated companion to medicine /
_cedited by Stephen Lock, John Last, and George M. Dunea ; emeritus editors, John Walton, Paul B. Beeson, Jeremiah A. Barondess.
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aOxford : New York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2001
300 _axiv, 891 p. :
_bill.
_c25 cm.
500 _aRev. ed. of: The Oxford medical companion / edited by John Walton (Lord Walton of Detchant), Jeremiah A. Barondess, and Stephen Lock.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 _a1. List of Color Plates -- 2. List of Contributors -- 3. The Illustrated Companion to Medicine -- 4. Topic Index -- 5. List of Individual Conditions and Diseases -- People Index -- General Index.
520 _aBoasting over 500 illustrations, this volume offers a kaleidoscopic account of the current state and past history of the medical, nursing, and allied health sciences. From alchemy to AIDS, and from snakebite to ultrasound, this wide ranging reference travels both the main avenues and fascinating byways of medicine.
650 _aMedicine
650 _aMedicine
650 _aMedicine
700 _aDunea, George.
700 _aLast, John M.,
700 _aLock, Stephen.
942 _bDMC
_cBK
999 _c15062
_d15062