This book is used by more medical professionals worldwide than any other general medical textbook and has been continuously published longer than any other English language general medical textbook.  More than 10 million copies have been sold in 18 languages making it the most widely used medical reference in the world!

The 17th Edition features more changes than any edition in the past 20 years.

*Every chapter has been extensively revised to reflect the ever-increasing and constantly changing body of medical information

*Written by more than 300 medical experts in various fields of medicine

*All text has been peer reviewed

In addition to updated information in all subject areas, new chapters have been added to keep up with the changing face of medicine. New topics include:

*Smoking Cessation

*Gulf War Syndrome

*Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

*Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome

*Rehabilitation

*Clinical Decision Making

*Drug Therapy in the Elderly

With its redesigned format, information is even easier to find in the 17th Edition:

*23 thumb-indexed sections cover all areas of general medicine and specialties, plus detailed coverage of pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, pharmacology, and dental disorders

*A new two-column format makes reading easier

*Tables and figures have been reformatted and redrawn

*SI (System International) units have been added

Synopsis
The most widely used medical reference in the world more than 10 million copies sold in 18 languages since it was first published in 1899 revised, updated, and redesigned with more changes than any edition in the past twenty years.