Written by biomedical scientists and clinicians with the purpose of disseminating the fundamental scientific principles that underpin medicine this new edition of the Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences provides a clear easily digestible account of basic cell physiology and biochemistry It also includes an investigation of the traditional pillars of medicine anatomy physiology biochemistry pathology and pharmacology integrated in the context of each of the major systems relevant to the human body It is cross referenced to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialities and Oxford Handbook of Practical Drug Therapy Thoroughly illustrated it is the ideal introduction to the medical sciences for medical students and biomedical scientists as well as a valuable refresher for junior doctors
