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The latest 20th Edition of Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine won the award for a New Edition of an Edited Textbook at the Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors 2007 Medical Book Awards. The award citation described the book as "Beautifully constructed with superb clarity of style - Davidson's continues to provide for students, doctors and other health professionals a sound basis for the practice of medicine."


This internationally famous and best-selling textbook of general (or internal) medicine is renowned for providing a rational and easily understood basis for the practice of clinical medicine. Since it was first published this comprehensive text has met the requirements of several generations of medical students preparing for their examinations, while serving as a valuable reference for doctors in training. Rather than page after page of dense text, this reference makes finding information a snap by featuring lavish, colorful visual information. Extensive tables, crib boxes, MRI images, and x-ray films accompany each chapter's succinct discussions. The book's clear organization and color-coded chapters make it simple to find just the information you need, when you need it.

• Readers have full online access to the whole book, along with 750 new self-testing questions whose answers are linked to the online text
• Each system-based chapter begins with an overview of the key elements in the clinical examination
• A practical, problem-based clinical approach is described in the 'Presenting Problems' sections, to complement the detailed descriptions of each disease
• Over 150 evidence-based medicine boxes summarise the results of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials in key therapeutic areas
• 'In Old Age' boxes highlight important spects of medical practice in the older population

• Covers ethics and communication skills as well as the role of complementary and alternative therapies in medicine.
• Contains a new chapter on 'Molecular and genetic mechanisms of disease' which reviews the basics of genetics, molecular biology, and cellular biology.
• Splits Infectious diseases chapter into four shorter and more focused chapters: "Principles of Infectious disease'" covering principles of infection, prevention and management; "Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine"; "HIV/AIDS"; and "Sexually transmitted diseases".
• Includes STUDENT CONSULT access that allows you to build a personalized, fully integrated, online library, where you'll find * the entire contents of every STUDENT CONSULT title you purchase * integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles * powerful search capabilities- View all excerpts relevant to keyword or subject searches (up to 300 words per hit) from every book in the series * image library * POCKETConsult- Download portions of your personal library onto your handheld * student resources- Sharpen your skills, stay informed, and have fun!.

This famous textbook was the brainchild of one of the great Professors of Medicine of the 20th century. Stanley Davidson was born in Sri Lanka and began his medical undergraduate training at Trinity College, Cambridge; this was interrupted by World War 1 and later resumed in Edinburgh. He was seriously wounded in battle, and the carnage and shocking waste of young life that he encountered at Chat time had a profound effect on his subsequent attitudes and values. In 1930 Stanley Davidson was appointed Professor of Medicine at the University of Aberdeen, one of the first full-time Chairs of Medicine anywhere and the first in Scotland. In 1938 he took up the Chair of Medicine at Edinburgh and was to remain in this post until retirement in 1959. He was a renowned educator and a particularly gifted teacher at the bedside, where he taught that everything had to be questioned and explained. He himself gave most of the systematic lectures in Medicine, which were made available as typewritten notes Chat emphasised the essentials and far surpassed any textbook available at the time. Principles and Practice of Medicine was conceived in the late 1940s with its origins in those lecture notes. The first edition, published in 1952, was a masterpiece of clarity and uniformity of style. It was of modest size and price, but sufficiently comprehensive and up to date to provide students with the main elements of sound medical practice. Although the format and presentation have seen many changes in 19 subsequent editions, Sir Stanley's original vision and objectives remain. More Chan half a century alter its first publication, his book continues to inform and educate students, doctors and health professionals all over the world.