Product Description

A textbook of general (or internal) medicine, the nineteenth edition marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first publication of the book. Medicine is a dynamic biological disciplines: while the basic principles remain unaltered, current practice continually undergoes exponential change. In each new edition of "Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine", the aim is to reflect this transformation, whilst at the same time continuing the tradition of providing a concise, yet up-to-date and comprehensive text on clinical medicine. The text is useful for doctors preparing for postgraduate qualifications such as the MRCP value Davidson as a core text, and a large number of general practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and other health-care professionals. In this latest edition the formation of the International Advisory Board, a panel of 27 distinguished academics and clinicians from 12 countries, has led to significant input to the content of the book to reflect differences in disease patterns and clinical practice around the world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1735675 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1296 pages

Review
The textbook has come a long way since the first edition in 1952 but remains true to its original ideals. One of the most praiseworthy features is the double-page spread on clinical examination preceding each of the systems. It has many strenghts, clear and logical layout, pithy and relevant information (with plenty of information boxes to highlight the most salient points), well-chosen photographs and beautiful illustrations. You will continue to gaze longingly thorugh the bookshop window until you have a copy of your own.
"Edinburgh Medics, a Res Medica supplement courtesy of the Royal Medical Society, July 2005"

4th year medical student, University of Edinburgh College of Medicine
"...clear and logical layout, pithy and relevant information, well-chosen photographs and beautiful illustrations."

CJL Hetherington, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, Hospital Medicine
"This textbook should be the first choice for clinical medicine."

Customer Reviews

Excellent
Dont be fooled by the appearance. This book is packed full of information and it is presented in a much more logical and readable way than kumar. Read kumar and u just learn a lot of facts, read Davison's and you understand medicine.

Brilliant
Davidson's is the best textbook of clinical medicine I have encountered. I own Kumar & Clarke as well but did not end up using it as much as i found it quite a boring read. It is detailed and structured but does not incite an interest in the subject like Davidson's does. The way information is presented in Davidson's also makes it easy to retain. And it has all the important information and the right emphasis on each topic. I also really like the EBM summaries presented in the little boxes found throughout the book. Wish I had found it earlier. Recommended for all medical students and practising doctors. I agree with the other reviewers- Davidson's is in my opinion a much better textbook than Kumar & Clarke, which I found very encyclopedic.

Accessible, informative and very attractive
If you are studying clincial medicine then buy this book. You won't regret it. Your colleagues will say Kumar is bigger and better; take pity on them.
The text is hugely accessible and informative and mostly comprehensive. The page layout is excellent with very appropriate use of tables and pictures. The book is visually delightful and even has better paper quality than Kumar. Reading it is a pleasure. The only ommision is a chapter on molecular medicine which was present in the previous edition. Much of the information has been relocated to other chapters but nevertheless, the molecular basis chapter was useful for revising preclinicals. The rest of the book easily makes up for this however and greatly facilitates strong exam and viva performance