Handbook of diseases
Contributors: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 979
Subjects: Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: "This edition includes new entries on infectious diseases caused by biological agents and antibiotic-resistant organisms, complex regional pain syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, and the new Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variant. Also new to this edition are Age Alerts, citing pediatric and geriatric considerations, and Gender Issue icons, highlighting gender-related variations in a disease's incidence, course, and treatment."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 955-960) and index