Product Description

Because for more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students and practitioners with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients: 56,000 definitions with 2,400 brand new to the 20th edition.almost 50% more than our nearest competitor. More than 6,000 revised terms. 700 superior illustrations with more than 500 in full color 100 more Patient Care sections NEW! Cautions statements added to almost 350 terms bold and in a second color New and revised appendices, including Nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Appendix 13, which explains the roles of the Health Professions health care team members NEW! Improved placement of multi-word entries (for example, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease and Irritable bowel syndrome are now listed in natural word order) NEW! Almost 30,000 pronunciations of new and current terms More colorful interior design NEW! Easier to understand definitions NEW!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #281 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-14
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2788 pages

Book Info
Brandon/Hill Medical List (#134), Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase (#72), and Brandon/Hill Allied Health List first-purchase (#76) selection. Dictionary for students and practitioners includes color illustrations and a new appendix of complementary and alternative medicine. Includes 56,000 terms. Indexed version also available. DNLM: Medicine--Dictionary--Engl.

From the Publisher
With its well recognized green cover, comprehensive coverage, and the famous Taber's name—Taber's is the first choice, the best choice, the proven choice since 1940. The field of health science is ever changing and improving, and as long as that is the case, Taber's will continue to provide the current and comprehensive dictionary for both students and professionals alike.

Founded in 1879, F.A. Davis remains an independently owned and operated educational resource company dedicated to providing the most up-to-date, accurate and informative resources from which students in nursing, health professions and medicine will learn their course work.

Customer Reviews

Great medical reference book
I used one of these at my job and liked it so well that I bought one for myself when I retired. It will answer pretty much any question you have about ailments, treatments, etc.

Great Reference
This is a nice little encyclopedia. It came in handy many times during nursing classes when I was not quite sure about all of the different medical terms and diseases. I would recommend it if you are going into a medical field and would like a nice reference to refer to every once in a while.

great and very informative.
While this book is very informative, I've looked up some medical words only to find them not listed. Out of say 99 words looked up, I maybe could not find 4. Not bad.