Mosby Medical Encyclopedia, The Signet: Revised Edition [Paperback]

C. V. Mosby (Author), Walter D. Glanze (Editor), Kenneth N. Anderson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996

"The Signet Mosby Medical Encyclopedia" is the largest, most complete mass market medical guide in print, with over 20,000 entries on such topics as prescription and non-prescription drugs, detailed discussions of medical conditions, and the latest medical terminology. There is no other guide that provides this much medical information!

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Signet (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451184092
• ISBN-13: 978-0451184092
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias > Medical

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, October 17, 2003

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magellan (Santa Clara, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia (Plume) (Paperback)

I have the CD version of the Mosby's, and although I still prefer books to CDs most ways, the CD version is still a good product, so I thought I'd make a few comments on it.

First the interface, unlike a lot of reference works on CD that I have, is attractive, simple, and overall well done. I have at least 10 different encyclopedias and reference works on CDs at this point, and the Mosby's is one of the best I've seen. It's easier to use than the Britannica or World Book encyclopedias, for example, and more attractive. It's actually very similar to the Oxford Encyclopedia that I have, which divides the screen up into articles on the right-hand side, with the photos or other media and search boxes on the left. This makes for a nice, uncluttered screen. It probably looks best on a 17-inch monitor (16-inch viewable) or better where you can run at 1024 x 768 resolution.

The CD's main features, accessible by icons on the top left of the interface, include a drug guide, handbook of diseases, a human body atlas, resource lists, multimedia, search, and online, which is websites for further information and reseach.

The resource lists include lists and charts of various things such as height and weight measurements for girls and boys, selected genetic disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, safe sex pointers and risks, summary of carbohydrate classes, mode of action of antibiotics, types and causes of fractures, teratogens, and so on. There are about a hundred of these.

The multimedia section includes about 1400 photos, over 70 video animations, many useful tables, and a prounouncing dictionary of over 4000 terms. The voice has that computer-synthesized quality, but it's okay and this feature has certainly improved over earlier programs I've seen incorporating this feature.

Probably most people will be using the drug and disease entries. These aren't too technical and can usually be understand by the lay person with a little knowledge of basic human physiology and anatomy. I wish the drug entries weren't so short and the disease entries were a little more technical myself, but that's just my preference and one has to consider that this isn't a reference work intended for use by physicians. Overall, this is a quality medical reference for many things and a good value for your money, as the CD isn't very expensive compared to the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mosby's Medical Encyclopedia- Revised edition, December 31, 2002

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karen (ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mosby Medical Encyclopedia, The Signet: Revised Edition (Paperback)

I found this book to be one of the most helpful books in the many that I studied to write my Paramedic exam. It is a pocket book and its laymen terminology combined with an advanced selection makes it the perfect reference guide when studying. I find it hard to put the book down and learn something new every time I pick it up!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Doctor's Dream!, November 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia (Plume) (Paperback)

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia is a comprehensive medical encyclopedia that accurately describes conditions and medical related terminology. It is easily used by a layperson.