"A reliable and comprehensive work of reference with over 5000 detailed entries covering medical terms, conditions and concepts; drugs and chemicals; and medical practice and treatment; full entries on diseases and medical conditions giving details of causes, symptoms and treatment; definitions and full descriptions of body parts; over 100 diagrams and line drawings; 16-page colour section illustrating the principal body system; and specialist contributions on many topics including abortion, anaesthetics, assisted conception, breast screening, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME), clinical trials, evidence based medicine, general practice, Gulf War syndrome, menopause, psychosomatic medicine."--BOOK JACKET.