Encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine, nursing and allied health
By: by the late Benjamin F. Miller and Claire Brackman Keane
Contributors: Keane, Claire Brackman
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Saunders dictionaries and vocabulary aids
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Philadelphia; London (etc.)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1148
ISBN-13: 9780721663586; 9780721663579
Other titles: Encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine and nursing.
Description: Alphabetical arrangement of terms and definitions or explanations, intended as authoritative vocabulary for students in the nursing and paramedical sciences. New concepts and developments emphasized, e.g., patient-centered care and patienteducation. Pronunciation indicated. Abbreviations, biographical entries, drug trade names, and eponyms are included, among other terms. Updated appendixes of miscellaneous information. Illustrations.
Notes: Previous ed.: published as 'Encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine and nursing'. 1972.