内容简介
ArevisedandupdatededitionoftheWorld'smostwidelyusedmedicalreference,TheMerckManualofMedicalInformation,SecondHomeEdition.
Formorethan100yearsdoctorshavebeencomingtousforadvice.Nowyoucan,too.
TheMerckManualhastraditionallyprovidedexclusive,up-to-the-minuteinformationtodoctors,nurses,andotherhealthcareprofessionals.Now,withthespecialHomeEdition,thegeneralpubliccanaccessvirtuallythesamecriticaldatacontainedinthephysician'sversion—butineverydaylanguageandareader-friendlyformat.
Withcontributionsfromnearly200internationallyrespectedmedicalexperts,thisfullyrevisededitionoffersvital,easy-to-understandinformationaboutalmosteveryknownmedicalissue,including:
•AIDS
•cancer
•eating,digestive,andnutritiondisorders
•heartdisease
•mentalillness
•pediatriccare--includinganewchapteronearly-childhooddevelopment
•sexualdysfunction
•terminalillness
•virusesandinfections
...andmuchmore.Featuringoriginalillustrationsanddiagrams,anA-Zlistingofbrand-nameandgenericdrugs,andanappendixofmedicalresources,TheMerckManualHomeEditionispublishedasanot-for-profitservicebyMerck,aworldleaderinbreakthroughmedicaldiscoverieswithalongcommitmenttomakingtheworldahealthierplace.