The Oxford illustrated companion to medicine / 
edited by Stephen Lock, John Last, and George M. Dunea ; emeritus editors, John Walton, Paul B. Beeson, Jeremiah A. Barondess. 
 - Third edition. 
 - xiv, 891 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: The Oxford medical companion / edited by John Walton (Lord Walton of Detchant), Jeremiah A. Barondess, and Stephen Lock. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/> Boasting 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0192629506 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780192629500 (hbk : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001021799 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medicine--Dictionaries.<br/>Medicine--Biography--Dictionaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R121  / .O884 2001