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...easy to read and organized intuitively, with an abundance of vivid full-color figures...The online version is superb, containing the full text as well as photographs and figures...Both the hardcover version and the online version of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine are worthy additions to any internist's library. (Journal of the American Medical Association )
The 5th edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine remains unquestionably a superb reference book...the book is a masterpiece and it remains relevant to the global challenge of medicine (British Journal of Hospital Medicine )
'The latest edition benefits from internationally drawn expert contributors - they are true leaders in their respective fields...the book is a masterpiece and it remains relevant to the global challenge of medicine.' (Hospital Medicine, September 2010 )
The newest edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine includes a comprehensive, well balanced and up-to-date section on cardiovascular medicine written by true experts. Clinical aspects are presented together with the science that underlies them. The OTM conveys to the reader as much crucial information as books many times its size. (A. John Camm, BHF Professor of Clinical Cardiology, St. George's University of London, London, UK, April 2010 )
...the doctor cannot help but be impressed by the sound advice that OTM5 brings to the consultation. Keep it by you throughout your career-and you will be educated, entertained and uplifted... (Murray Longmore, author of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine )
The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is the ultimate medical resource-the easy way to review the core knowledge and learn about the key, clinically-relevant advances in all the medical specialities. The new edition appears to have maintained a truly authoritative edge and is now easily accessible with online access. (Paul Leeson, Consultant Cardiologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK )
The 5th edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine remains unquestionably a superb reference book...the book is a masterpiece and it remains relevant to the global challenge of medicine (British Journal of Hospital Medicine )
'The latest edition benefits from internationally drawn expert contributors - they are true leaders in their respective fields...the book is a masterpiece and it remains relevant to the global challenge of medicine.' (Hospital Medicine, September 2010 )
The newest edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine includes a comprehensive, well balanced and up-to-date section on cardiovascular medicine written by true experts. Clinical aspects are presented together with the science that underlies them. The OTM conveys to the reader as much crucial information as books many times its size. (A. John Camm, BHF Professor of Clinical Cardiology, St. George's University of London, London, UK, April 2010 )
...the doctor cannot help but be impressed by the sound advice that OTM5 brings to the consultation. Keep it by you throughout your career-and you will be educated, entertained and uplifted... (Murray Longmore, author of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine )
The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is the ultimate medical resource-the easy way to review the core knowledge and learn about the key, clinically-relevant advances in all the medical specialities. The new edition appears to have maintained a truly authoritative edge and is now easily accessible with online access. (Paul Leeson, Consultant Cardiologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK )
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The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is the foremost international textbook of medicine. Unrivalled in its coverage of the scientific aspects and clinical practice of internal medicine and its subspecialties, it is a fixture in the offices and wards of physicians around the world. More comprehensive, more authoritative, and more international than any other textbook, it focuses on offering practical guidance on clinical management and the prevention of disease. Three introductory chapters, On being a patient; Modern Medicine; and Global patterns of disease and medical practice, outline a philosophy which has always characterised the Oxford Textbook of Medicine. It is humane, thought-provoking, and aims to instil in readers an understanding of the role of medicine in society, and the contribution it can make to the health of populations. As always, there is detailed coverage of all areas of internal medicine. The integration of basic science and clinical practice is unparalleled, and throughout the book the implications of research for medical practice are explained. The core clinical medicine sections offer in-depth coverage of the traditional specialty areas. The Oxford Textbook of Medicine has unsurpassed detail on infectious diseases: the most comprehensive coverage to be found in any textbook of medicine. Other sections of note include pain; bioterrorism and forensic medicine; medical disorders in pregnancy; travel and expedition medicine; nutrition; the use of stem cells; regenerative medicine; and psychiatry and drug related problems in general medical practice. The section on acute medicine is designed to give rapid access to information when it is needed quickly. In response to detailed research, there have been substantial changes to ensure that the Oxford Textbook of Medicine continues to meet the needs of its readers. New chapter summaries give accessible overviews of the content. All 2,500 illustrations and photographs are now in full colour, and a new design ensures that the textbook is easy to read and navigate. The evidence-base and references have been entirely overhauled. And now, for the first time, the Oxford Textbook of Medicine is available in an online edition. All individual purchasers of the book will get 6 months free access to the online version, which contains the full text, figures and illustrations. It has a clear and easy-to-use interface, with excellent navigation and search and browse options. In addition, the online edition facilitates links to sources of related and further reading via PubMed, ISI and CrossRef. All the figures are downloadable into Powerpoint; an excellent tool when preparing presentations and lecturers.
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As of yet I have only read 900 pages of this work. At roughly 5000 pages, most will not read it cover-to-cover, but I like a challenge. While much can be found on the Internet, there is no substitute for something at hand that can be leafed through from one discussion to another. It is harder linking Internet discussions and references, though not impossible. What is lost in the process is being up to date. The large work is reasonably up to date given the logistics of editorial function with a majority of subjects having references 2002 and beyond. What makes this work quite good, as in prior editions (having previously read the 2 volume 3rd edition) is the readability. For whatever the reason, American medical textbooks seem to be written in a much more dense format with a less fluid and conversational style, at least in my opinion. Not all chapters are uniform in this respect, but most do not drag for the reader used to at least some Scientific writing and with a reasonable knowledge of the jargon used.
Editorial mistakes are few with only 2 noted in my readings thus far. Even these are relatively minor [1-Contributors: Dr. Bernier -Harvard Medical School affiliates are not in Baltimore, Md. and 2- in discussion of Actinomycoses, a commensal is noted as Actinomyces actinomycetescomitans, though the defunct usage is Actinobacilus actinomycetescomitans and the proper genus is now called Aggregatobacilus actinomycetescomitans.] Errors in a reference work such as this are important, so that I have specified those I have noted clearly here.
The publishers have high quality illustrations and have colored features matching those in Harrison's, Kelly's or Cecil-Loeb.
Probably the best feature for a Primary Care provider who would really purchase these is that the work has much more of a leaning towards medical presentation and treatment of Pediatric age groups than American texts with by no means a complete Pediatric discussion.
A warning: this work is not for the faint of heart or those without good muscles and perhaps backs. Each volume is probably close to 9 pounds and the three volumes are likely close to 30 pounds. If the work was much heavier, it might have to ship with a winch and chain by which to haul it or perhaps with a rolling platform for transport.
If many could consider one of the American texts even a 4-star product, this work should require a 6-star rating!
Editorial mistakes are few with only 2 noted in my readings thus far. Even these are relatively minor [1-Contributors: Dr. Bernier -Harvard Medical School affiliates are not in Baltimore, Md. and 2- in discussion of Actinomycoses, a commensal is noted as Actinomyces actinomycetescomitans, though the defunct usage is Actinobacilus actinomycetescomitans and the proper genus is now called Aggregatobacilus actinomycetescomitans.] Errors in a reference work such as this are important, so that I have specified those I have noted clearly here.
The publishers have high quality illustrations and have colored features matching those in Harrison's, Kelly's or Cecil-Loeb.
Probably the best feature for a Primary Care provider who would really purchase these is that the work has much more of a leaning towards medical presentation and treatment of Pediatric age groups than American texts with by no means a complete Pediatric discussion.
A warning: this work is not for the faint of heart or those without good muscles and perhaps backs. Each volume is probably close to 9 pounds and the three volumes are likely close to 30 pounds. If the work was much heavier, it might have to ship with a winch and chain by which to haul it or perhaps with a rolling platform for transport.
If many could consider one of the American texts even a 4-star product, this work should require a 6-star rating!
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