A COMPANION TO THE LIFE SCIENCES
Contributors: Day, Stacey B. 1927-and Others
Series: Volume 1
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York; London (etc.)
Language: eng
Format: Hardbound
Number of pages: 455
Subjects: Medicine.; Biology; Science; Behavioral Sciences
Genres: Life Sciences; Medical Education
First sentence: Rapid advances in the medical and life sciences, and the extraordinary increase in knowledge year by year, make it virtually impossible for even a well rounded scientist to keep abreast in every field. Such exponential growth has brought in its train need for new strategies and revised methodologic approaches to deal expeditiously and logically with analyses, syntheses, and integrations of newly acquired knowledge information.
Description: Features extensive coverage of the biological and clinical sciences. It is a reference book that provides key information without the need to search through countless volumes of texts. It is a source of reference valuable to students and others interested in the Life Sciences.
Notes: Three Parts: Part 1 - Medical Informatics and Biosciences Communications; Part 2 - Biosocial Development; Part 3 - Biological and Clinical Sciences. An Index is provided.