Reflecting the state of the art in medical practice, the 15th Edition of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, delivers the latest 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 unprecedented coverage of:
alternative medicinepractice guidelines the impact of genetics on clinical practiceinfertility and fertility controladolescent health care gene therapythe latest treatment strategies from the world’s leading experts. What’s more, many new features have been added to the valuable array expected from Harrison’s. New features include:
expanded sections on treatmentmore colour illustrations and new high quality imagesadditional clinical guidelines and tablesgenetic considerations highlighted by attention-grabbing iconsconvenient acronym boxes.With its list of contributors reading like a “Who’s Who” of internal medicine, Harrison’s defines the practice and the science of this important specialty.
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Braunwald is the editor of HEART DISEASE; a major competitor to HURST'S THE HEART and he is one of the primary editors of Harrison's PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.
Anthony S. Fauci, MDChief, Laboratory of ImmunoregulationDirector, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNational Institutes of Health. In 2008, Dr. Fauci was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civil award.
Dennis L. Kasper, MD, MA (Hon)William Ellery Channing Professor of MedicineProfessor of Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsExecutive Dean for Academic ProgramsHarvard Medical SchoolDirector, Channing LaboratoryDepartment of MedicineBrigham and Womens Hospital
Stephen L. Hauser, MDChairman and Betty Anker Fife ProfessorDepartment of NeurologyUniversity of California, San Francisco
Dan L. Longo, MDScientific DirectorNational Institute on AgingNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Maryland