Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Volume 1Harrison's has defined internal medicine for millions of physicians and students worldwide since 1950. This Seventeenth Edition retains its balance of science and patient management and has been masssively updated to include an innovative array of new features and content. Beyond the expansion of an illustration program with more than 300 new, additional illustrations. The acclaimed "Approach to the Patient" and "Treatment" features have been redesigned to make referencing the content faster than ever before. Readers will find an expanded focus on global health, including a Global Advisory Board composed of 11 prominent medical experts from around the world and a chapter on Global Considerations in Medicine by Jim Kim and Paul Farmer. Also, the new chapter on the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases provides a uniquely valuable summary of this emerging global epidemic. A new Global Considerations icon identifies epidemiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic distinctions betwe. |
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Summaries of Chapters e1 to | xvii |
David T Felson | xxv |
Palpitations | xxviii |
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