Publisher's Synopsis
This textbook has been completely revised and greatly expanded in its second edition, with 150 new chapters, 960 additional pages and 117 new contributors.;The book emphasizes the basic pathophysiology of disease, as well as clinical and therapeutic aspects. It also covers the related specialties which have particular importance in general medicine, such as obstetrics, psychiatry, geriatrics, and terminal care.;Every effort has been made to keep the book of value to physicians in both developed and undeveloped countries - there is very extensive coverage of infectious and tropical diseases, and emphasis on the global aspects of disease. The text gives the student and specialist in the developed countries a balanced account of medicine in other parts of the world, in addition to a more conventional description of the subject from a Western viewpoint.
