Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th Edition

This edition delivers strategies for understanding, diagnosing and managing disease. Hundreds of renowned clinicians and investigators report key advances seen across the specialties of internal medicine and discuss a wide range of topical issues, including ethics, disease prevention and genetics. With more than 90 new chapters, it presents coverage of: alternative medicine; practice guidelines; the impact of genetics on clinical practice; infertility and fertility control; adolescent health care; gene therapy; and the latest treatment strategies from the world's leading experts. Features include: expanded sections on treatment; more colour illustrations and high quality images; additional clinical guidelines and tables; genetic considerations highlighted by icons; and acronym boxes.

Customer Reviews:

Heavy going, but a great reference text

By Seumas Hyslop - June 22, 2000

When any medical student is studying, they usually end up with a copy of this book.It's BIG - over 1200 pages of the tiniest possible readable writing, and covers vitually every disease in clincal medicine.You'll find yourself referring to this one a lot, as it's the de facto medical bible, it's a wonderful reference text.However, I'm not sure you'll want to learn from it directly, as the writing is disjointed from chapter to chapter (it was written by many authors), and it just doesn't "read" well. I certainly find an entire chapter at a time too much to bear in one sitting.That said, you'll still want this book - the breadth of chapters is amazing, and it's hard to argue with its authority!

A standard clinical reference that is a must have...

By Kersi Von Zerububbel "Kersi" - August 24, 2000

I purchased this book to find out how clinical issues were taught in medical schools. To my surprise I found the topics quite interesting and comprehensible. The writing is turgid and the font is quite small. Yet, when some health issue comes up, Harrison's is my first stop. I just pick a topic at random and go through the article. Occasionally, if a term does not make sense to me I check with my copy of Steadman's. I truly believe that this book makes for a good family medical reference if one is willing to put in some effort. Well worth the shelf space in my library.

Perfect. You can carry it in your pocket.

By A Customer - August 14, 1999

Especially for the medical students it's important to carry a reliable handbook in ER or such places.The size and weight of this book make this quite easy.